Cruise ships were delayed due to foul weather on their way to Bermuda, The Royal Gazette was told yesterday.

Also reported this week was the unfortunate death of the crewman on the Panamanian oil tanker, Carlisle. The crewman fell into a hold breaking his leg and splitting his head, it is thought that he died of his injuries at 8 p.m. on Monday, said Joe Simas of Meyer Agency.

The accident happened when the Carlisle was about 300 miles away from the Island. She came closer to the Island on Tuesday evening so that the man's body could be taken off the vessel by a pilot boat and coroner. The identity and the nationality of the victim is still unknown.

The Pacific Princess, caught bad weather all the way from New York and arrived yesterday at 12 p.m. with 620 tourists.

She was able to berth in the East End - despite the high winds which normally make entry into St. George's Harbour impossible because the entranceway Town Cut is narrow - because of her size.

Don MacPherson from John S. Darrell said: "The Pacific Princess wont be affected by the high winds because she is small enough to dock in St. George's."

Regular caller Nordic Empress also arrived late at 12 p.m. and docked in Dockyard. She shall make her way into Hamilton tomorrow and will set sail on Friday at 3 p.m. She is carrying 1,719 passengers, representing 23 different nationalities.

The vessel Margranel was in on Saturday to unload bulk cement for the Bermuda Cement Company. She set sail on Monday and is now on her way to Venezuela and Cuba.

Arriving later this week is the Feisty Gas which iscarrying liquid propane gas. She will discharge her load at the oil docks in St. George's.

The Horizon is docked in Hamilton rather than St. George's again this week due to foul weather. She arrived on Monday carrying 1,300 tourists and will leave tomorrow at 3 p.m.

The cruise ship Zenith arrived on Monday and is docked in Hamilton. She was due to go to St. George's at 3 p.m. yesterday.

The Norwegian Majesty arrived yesterday with 1,627 passengers. She sets sail for Boston on Friday at 3 p.m.

The freight ship, the Somers Isles, arrived carrying 95 containers, five refrigerated containers and one monster truck for the upcoming competition at Southside and will leave tomorrow at 2 p.m.

The Bermuda Islander, another freight ship, comes in to Hamilton tomorrow, She is carrying 120 containers, four horses, another monster truck and 23 refrigerated containers.

The car ship Topaz left yesterday morning for Port- au-Prince, Haiti after bringing in 140 vehicles and 15 packages of spare parts, said Julian Sykes from Harnett and Richardson.

The Oleander arrived from Port Elizabeth, New Jersey on Sunday at 5 p.m. She was carrying 130 dry containers, 41 refrigerated containers, 28 cars, eight flatbeds, one dump truck and one garbage truck. She set sail yesterday at 8.05 a.m.