Cruise news (overboard-tagged)
$16,710 gambling debt tied to Rhapsody OTS overboard jump near Puerto Rico port
A federal complaint states that a man named Jey González-Díaz allegedly jumped overboard a Royal Caribbean ship near the Port of San...
September 11, 2025
Two passengers go overboard on BC Ferries (Canada) in consecutive days
A passenger went overboard from the Spirit of British Columbia ferry on Thursday evening, September 4th, during the 5 p.m. crossing between Swartz...
September 7, 2025
Passenger retrieved after falling overboard from Spirit of Vancouver Island ferry
The Spirit of Vancouver Island ferry reported that shortly after departing the Tsawwassen Terminal (Vancouver), at approximately 1:00 p.m. on...
September 5, 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
Man-Overboard alarm interrupts Royal Caribbean's Star OTS preview at CocoCay
During the August 14th preview cruise of Star of the Seas, docked alongside Symphony of the Seas at Royal Caribbean’s private island, Perfect...
August 18, 2025 - Accidents
18-year-old recovered alive after going overboard from AIDAnova
An 18-year-old passenger was recovered alive after going overboard from AIDAnova while navigating the Baltic Sea toward Copenhagen on July 16th...
August 9, 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 - Cruise Industry
Genting Dream ship anchors in Phuket for maritime emergency drill
MS Genting Dream took centre stage in Phuket (Thailand) on July 9th as Thai maritime authorities conducted a full-scale emergency response exercise...
July 13, 2025 - Accidents
Overboard child and father recovered by Disney Dream ship's crew in mid-voyage alert
On June 29th, as the Disney Dream ship made its homeward course toward Port Everglades/Fort Lauderdale (Florida) following its Bahamian voyage, a...
June 30, 2025 - Accidents
IMRF and Lloyd’s Register Foundation launch global maritime SAR systems review
The International Maritime Rescue Federation (IMRF), in partnership with the Lloyd’s Register Foundation, has initiated the first comprehensive...
June 17, 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 - Cruise Industry
Zelim tests AI-based MOB/man overboard detection system on Ambassador Ambition cruise ship
Zelim, a Scottish firm specializing in maritime safety technology, has implemented the inaugural AI-based man overboard (MOB) detection system on a...
April 2, 2025 - Accidents
Fatal overboard incident involving MSC Poesia crew under investigation
A 32-year-old Filipino crew member assigned to MSC Cruises’ ship MSC Poesia was confirmed deceased 5 days after being reported missing during...
March 6, 2025 - Accidents
Passenger goes overboard from RCI-Royal Caribbean's ship Explorer OTS
A search operation is currently underway for a woman who went overboard from the RCI-Royal Caribbean ship Explorer of the Seas, at ~11:00 p.m. on the...
March 3, 2025 - Accidents
11 dead, 5 missing after ferry and oil spill vessel crash on Yuanshui River (China)
On Tuesday morning, February 25th, a collision occurred on the Yuanshui River in Hunan province (China) between a small ferry and a larger oil spill...
March 1, 2025