Lifeboat … Transport Malta Marine Safety Unit has released its report on last year's ' THOMSON MAJESTY ' lifeboat exercise boat fall that killed 5 crew members and injured 3 others. Thomson Majesty Lifeboat Incident 10th February 2013, 05:14 PM. On 10, February 2013, Thomson Majesty arrived in Santa Cruz de La Palma from Las Palmas as part of … Thomson cruise ship crew die in lifeboat accident. One crewmember died in that accident. A rescue vessel next to the overturned lifeboat of the Thomson Majesty cruise ship docked at Santa Cruz, La Palma in the Canary Islands, where five crew died during an emergency drill. In 2013, five crewmembers onboard the Thomson Majesty were killed when the lifeboat they were in plunged into the water landing upside down. The ship, believed to be the MS Thomson Majesty, is operated by UK-based Thomson Cruises. In 2014, a cable snapped aboard the Coral Princess while a lifeboat was being raised into its rigging. Five people die after the lifeboat of a cruise ship operated by Thomson fell into the sea while the ship was docked in the Canary Islands. Last night, Thomson Cruises said it was investigating the accident aboard the Thomson Majesty, ... Five killed and three injured after lifeboat falls into sea off Canary Islands cruise ship.