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Cruise & maritime incidents
Groundings, collisions, medical evacuations and port disruptions affecting cruise ships and ferries worldwide.
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Carter Capner Law tracks cruise ship and ferry incidents worldwide to spotlight passenger safety issues. We act for passengers and crew injured at sea or in port.
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Medical evacuation
Celebrity Apex Passenger Medevac After Serious Injury North of Puerto Rico – 11 December 2025
Celebrity Apex passenger medevac was carried out on 11 December 2025, after a 65-year-old man sustained a serious injury while the ship was approximately 24 nautical miles north of Arecibo, Puerto Rico.
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Collision
Celebrity Equinox Allision with Buenos Aires Pier and Refuelling Vessel Delays Departure – 20 December 2025
Celebrity Equinox allision occurred on 20 December 2025, after the ship broke its mooring lines in strong winds while passengers were embarking at the Port of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Medical evacuation
Costa Diadema Passenger Medevac for Suspected Meningitis Off Brazil – 29 December 2025
Costa Diadema passenger medevac operation was carried out on 29 December 2025, after a 56-year-old woman was reported to have suspected bacterial meningitis while the ship was sailing off southern Brazil.
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Illness outbreak
ms Rotterdam Norovirus Outbreak Affects 81 Passengers and 8 Crew – 1 January 2026
ms Rotterdam norovirus outbreak affected 81 passengers and 8 crew during a Panama Canal voyage reported in January 2026.
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Itinerary change
Britannia Propulsion Fault Forces Return to Barbados and Itinerary Changes – 2 January 2026
Britannia propulsion fault forced the cruise ship to return to Barbados on 2 January 2026, after passengers were told that the planned St Lucia calls would be canceled.
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Rescue at sea
Viking Sky Coast Guard Medevac Rescues Passenger Off Mexico After Leg Injury – 1 January 2026
Viking Sky coast guard medevac rescued a passenger off Mexico on 1 January 2026, after the woman reportedly sustained a serious leg injury.
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Overboard
ms Nieuw Statendam Passenger Overboard Incident Ends Search Near Cuba – 1 January 2026
ms Nieuw Statendam passenger overboard incident on 1 January 2026, triggered an approximately eight-hour search near Cuba after a 77-year-old female passenger went overboard.
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Medical evacuation
Star of the Seas Medical Emergency Prompts Early Return for Passenger Evacuation – 16 January 2026
Star of the Seas medical emergency was reported on 16 January 2026, during the ship’s voyage from Sint Maarten toward Cape Canaveral, Florida, United States.
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Carter Capner Law tracks cruise ship and ferry incidents worldwide to spotlight passenger safety issues. We act for passengers and crew injured at sea or in port.
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