Cruise news (overboard-tagged)
- 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 - Accidents
Search ended for missing 51-yo man overboard from NCL's ship Norwegian Epic
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line reported that a comprehensive search for a 51-year-old male passenger who went overboard on Thursday, December 26th, during...
December 27, 2024 - Cruise Industry
48-yo woman dies in apparent overboard attempt on Sky Princess cruise ship
A passenger on the Sky Princess cruise ship tragically lost her life shortly before Christmas in an incident described as an attempt to jump...
December 25, 2024 - Accidents
23-yo crew falls overboard from RCI-Royal Caribbean's ship Vision OTS
On Tuesday, December 17th, a crew member from RCI-Royal Caribbean’s ship Vision of the Seas went overboard during the final days of a 12-night...
December 20, 2024 - Accidents
72-yo passenger overboard from Ruby Princess ship near San Francisco CA
Princess Cruises has reported that a 72-year-old male passenger is believed to have gone overboard from the Ruby Princess as the vessel approached...
December 3, 2024 - Accidents
Search underway after 66-yo woman falls overboard from Royal Caribbean's ship Allure OTS
A 66-year-old woman reportedly fell overboard from the RCI-Royal Caribbean cruise ship Allure of the Seas during a voyage in the Bahamas. The...
October 23, 2024 - Accidents
Young woman dies after going overboard from MSC Virtuosa ship near Channel Islands
A woman has died after going overboard from a cruise ship near the Channel Islands, according to rescue services. The incident prompted an alert at...
October 15, 2024