Cruise news (deaths-tagged)
- Accidents
Search underway after crew goes overboard from Viking Star ship
A grave situation unfolded aboard the Viking Star on the morning of October 27th, when a crew member went overboard as the vessel transited between...
October 28, 2025 - Accidents
At least 60 dead after overloaded ferry sinks in Niger State
On the morning of September 2nd, 2025, a river ferry embarked from Tungan Sule in Nigeria’s Niger State, bound for the village of Dugga. Laden...
September 4, 2025 - Accidents
27-yo Galley Steward aboard the Sun Princess gone overboard in the Dardanelles Strait
A young Kenyan, aged 27 and serving as Galley Steward aboard the Sun Princess, was reported to have gone overboard in the Dardanelles Strait on...
August 25, 2025 - Accidents
Two Carnival cruise ship tourists died in separate drownings at Celebration Key (Bahamas)
Less than a month following its grand unveiling, CCL-Carnival Cruise Line’s private Bahamian resort, Celebration Key, became the site of two...
August 17, 2025 - Accidents
Federal Authorities investigate incident on CCL's ship Carnival Dream
Federal officials have confirmed that an incident occurred aboard Carnival Dream while the ship was underway, reportedly on or around July 23, 2025...
July 28, 2025 - Accidents
Crew member dies after jumping overboard from Icon OTS near Bahamas
Late on the evening of July 24, as Icon of the Seas sailed the eastern Caribbean approximately 200 miles east of Nassau, a grave emergency unfolded...
July 25, 2025 - Accidents
Passenger ferry burning en route to Manado (Indonesia) results in 5 fatalities and massive rescue
A passenger ferry bound for Manado (North Sulawesi's capital city) amid the waters off northern Sulawesi caught fire on Monday, resulting in at least...
July 22, 2025 - Accidents
38 Killed in tourist boat incident during a storm in Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay
Rescue teams continued their search on Sunday for 5 individuals who remained unaccounted for following the capsizing of the tourist vessel Wonder Sea...
July 20, 2025 - Accidents
Missing passenger from NCL's ship Norwegian Bliss found dead in Gold Ridge (Alaska)
A 62-year-old female passenger was reported missing in Juneau, Alaska USA, after failing to return to the Norwegian Bliss before its scheduled...
July 3, 2025 - Accidents
Ferry sinks off Bali, rescuers confirm 6 dead and dozens missing
A ferryboat en route from Java (Ketapang) to Bali (Gilimanuk) sank late Wednesday, July 2nd, claiming at least 6 lives and leaving dozens unaccounted...
July 3, 2025 - Accidents
Man overboard in the Firth of Clyde prompts major search operation
A search operation was initiated on Sunday afternoon in the Firth of Clyde after an individual reportedly went overboard from a Western Ferries...
June 15, 2025 - Accidents
Captain Michele Bartolomei dies on Diamond Princess ship
The maritime community has acknowledged the unexpected death of Captain Michele Bartolomei, Master of Diamond Princess, who passed away aboard the...
May 20, 2025 - Accidents
Fatal pediatric medical incident on Costa Toscana ship during Mediterranean cruise
On Monday, May 19th, a two-year-old kid died on the Costa Toscana ship while en route between Civitavecchia/Rome and Savona. The incident occurred...
May 19, 2025 - Accidents
60-yo passenger dies following altercation on MSC Virtuosa ship
On May 3, 2025, the cruise ship MSC Virtuosa departed Southampton UK at 06:00 p.m. local time, embarking on a 2-day voyage to Zeebrugge/Bruges...
May 5, 2025 - Accidents
HAL cruise passenger dies in jet ski accident at Half Moon Cay
A 73-year-old female passenger from the cruise ship Nieuw Amsterdam lost her life in a jet ski accident at Half Moon Cay, Bahamas, on Saturday, March...
March 24, 2025