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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
AIDAdiva Passenger Airlifted by Latvian Navy – 2 September 2025
On 2 September 2025, a passenger aboard the cruise vessel AIDAdiva sustained an onboard accident requiring urgent medical care while sailing in the Baltic Sea.
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Security or legal
Cruise Industry Sues Over Hawaii’s “Green Fee” – 27 August 2025
On 27 August 2025, the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) and allied businesses filed a federal lawsuit in Honolulu challenging Hawaii's newly enacted "Green Fee" law, which extends the state's Transient Accommodations Tax (TAT) to cruise ship passengers.
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Medical evacuation
Female Passenger Medevac’d from Carnival Sunshine After Departure from Norfolk – 1 September 2025
On 1 September 2025, the Carnival Sunshine required an emergency medical evacuation shortly after departing Norfolk, Virginia.
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Fire
Galley Fire Quickly Contained on P&O’s Iona During Norwegian Fjords Cruise – 30 August 2025
On 30 August 2025, a minor oil-based fire broke out in a galley on Deck 5 aboard P&O Cruises' Iona while the ship was sailing the Norwegian Fjords.
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Security or legal
Four Filipino Seafarers Detained and Deported from Carnival Sunshine at Norfolk – 21 August 2025
On 21 August 2025, four Filipino crew members aboard Carnival Sunshine were detained by U.S.
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Mechanical failure
MSC World Europa Experiences Electrical Breakdown Off Italian Coast – 25 August 2025
On 25 August 2025, the Malta-flagged MSC World Europa, one of the world's largest LNG-powered cruise ships, suffered an electrical malfunction while transiting the Tyrrhenian Sea between Genoa and Naples.
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Medical evacuation
Two Passengers Medevac’d from Ruby Princess Off Washington – 24 August 2025
On 24 August 2025, two critically ill passengers were evacuated from the cruise ship Ruby Princess while the vessel was sailing approximately 145 nautical miles west of Cape Flattery, Washington.
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Overboard
27-Year-Old Galley Steward Goes Overboard from Sun Princess in the Dardanelles – 20 August 2025
On 20 August 2025, a 27-year-old Kenyan galley steward went overboard from the cruise ship Sun Princess while the vessel was transiting the Dardanelles Strait near Tekirdağ, Turkey.
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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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