Cruise & maritime incidents

World Legacy fire accident killed a crew member and triggered an emergency response near Singapore on 20 February 2026, while the Liberia-registered passenger vessel was en route to Singapore.

On 20 February 2026, a serious fire broke out aboard the Liberia-flagged cruise vessel World Legacy, operated by Singapore-based World Cruises, while the ship was approaching Singapore waters in the early hours of the morning.

Star Voyager technical issue forced the cancellation of its scheduled Hong Kong departure on 13 February 2026, after passengers had gathered at Ocean Terminal and begun initial boarding procedures.

A 27-year-old passenger was found deceased aboard Royal Caribbean's Ovation of the Seas shortly after the vessel docked at Marina Bay Cruise Centre in Singapore on 19 January 2026.

On 11 December 2025, Holland America Line's ms Westerdam conducted an urgent medical evacuation near Da Năng, Vietnam, after a 69-year-old German passenger sustained severe injuries in a fall down a stairway.

On 18 November 2025, the Korea-flagged ferry Queen Jenuvia II ran aground on rocky shallows near Jogdo Island off the southwestern coast of South Korea while sailing from Jeju Island to Mokpo.

On 22 November 2025, Philippine authorities arrested a 54-year-old Taiwanese national aboard Star Cruises' Star Navigator at the Port of Currimao, Ilocos Norte, after the vessel arrived inbound from Kaohsiung.

On 3 September 2025, the Genting Dream, operated by Resorts World Cruises, executed a critical maritime rescue in the Strait of Malacca while en route on a 3-night voyage from Singapore to Phuket.