Cruise news (overboard-tagged)
- Accidents
Harbour pilot overboard during Emerald Princess approach to Kauai (Hawaii)
As the cruise ship Emerald Princess was making final approach toward Nawiliwili Harbour off Kauai on February 10th, 2026, a routine harbour pilot...
February 12, 2026 - Accidents
A passenger died after falling overboard from Costa Smeralda ship in Civitavecchia
In the early afternoon of February 6th, 2026, authorities in Civitavecchia Port/Rome responded to an incident involving a passenger from the Costa...
February 11, 2026 - Accidents
Passenger overboard from Windstar's ship Star Breeze off the Marquesas
A passenger overboard incident was reported aboard the Windstar's vessel Star Breeze while the ship was sailing off the Marquesas Islands in French...
January 20, 2026 - Accidents
Search suspended after 77-yo passenger goes overboard from HAL's ship Nieuw Statendam
A passenger went overboard from the HAL-Holland America Line ship Nieuw Statendam while the vessel was sailing north of Cuba, prompting an extended...
January 2, 2026 - Accidents
Search concludes without recovery after passenger overboard incident in Baltic Sea
An international search operation in the Baltic Sea has been concluded without locating a passenger who fell overboard from a Polish ferry near the...
December 30, 2025 - Accidents
Adult and child retrieved from water during Carnival Sunrise port call
A parent and child were recovered from the water by CCL-Carnival Cruise Line ship personnel after entering the sea alongside the berthed at...
December 29, 2025 - Accidents
76-yo passenger overboard from Marella Explorer 2
Spanish maritime authorities are conducting an extensive search for a 76-year-old British passenger who went overboard from Marella Explorer 2 while...
November 28, 2025 - Accidents
73-yo passenger overboard from DCL's ship Disney Wonder
A 73-year-old male passenger from Moonee Ponds, Victoria, was reported overboard from MS Disney Wonder in the Tasman Sea. According to Victoria...
November 23, 2025 - 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
$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 - Accidents
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 - Accidents
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