Passenger and crew emergencies

On 1 January 2026, three passengers aboard the cruise ship Mein Schiff 3 were medically evacuated while the vessel was sailing approximately 38 nautical miles south of Funchal, Madeira.

On 31 December 2025, a medical evacuation was carried out from the cruise vessel MSC Orchestra after a 56-year-old Peruvian passenger suffered a cerebrovascular stroke while en route to Valencia, Spain.

On 28 December 2025, a passenger went overboard from the Polish ropax ferry MV Skania, operated by Unity Line, during a scheduled crossing between Ystad, Sweden and Świnoujście, Poland.

On 18 December 2025, an 85-year-old German passenger from the cruise ship AIDAmar was swept into the sea by a large wave while on a shore excursion near Baiona, close to Vigo on Spain's north-western coast.

On 13 December 2025, a serious medical emergency aboard the Scandinavian ferry Color Fantasy prompted an urgent medevac shortly after the vessel departed Kiel, Germany, en route to Oslo, Norway.

On 30 November 2025, a confirmed norovirus outbreak was reported aboard AIDAdiva, the 133-day world cruise vessel operated by AIDA Cruises.

On 27 November 2025, a 76-year-old British passenger went overboard from the cruise vessel Marella Explorer 2 northwest of Tenerife in the Canary Islands while the ship was en route to La Gomera on a 7-day itinerary.

On 26 October 2025, a Filipino crew member died in a workplace accident aboard P&O Cruises' Arvia while the vessel was underway in the Bay of Biscay during a 14-day Transatlantic repositioning cruise from Southampton to Bridgetown, Barbados.