Cruise & maritime incidents

On 26 October 2024, a medical emergency was reported aboard Royal Caribbean's Freedom of the Seas while the vessel was at sea during a 7-day Western Caribbean and Perfect Day cruise itinerary.

On 22 October 2024, a 66-year-old female passenger went missing after reportedly falling overboard from Royal Caribbean's Allure of the Seas while the vessel was sailing approximately 17 miles from Nassau, Bahamas.

On 19 October 2024, a ferry dock walkway collapsed on Sapelo Island, Georgia, during a Cultural Day festival celebrating the island's Gullah-Geechee community.

On 12 October 2024, a woman in her 20s went overboard from the MSC Virtuosa in the early hours near Les Casquets rocks, north of the Channel Islands.

On 13 October 2024, the US Coast Guard successfully evacuated a 63-year-old male passenger from the cruise ship Grand Princess via helicopter medevac approximately 170 miles off the coast of Los Angeles.

On 10 October 2024, a fatal accident occurred aboard the Margaritaville Islander cruise ship during a routine emergency lifeboat drill while docked in Cozumel, Mexico.

On 9 October 2024, three passengers aboard the Sun Princess required urgent medical evacuation while the vessel remained stranded approximately 5 miles offshore near Fort Lauderdale, Florida, due to the imminent threat of Hurricane Milton.

On 6 October 2024, an elderly female passenger died aboard the Carnival Sunshine during a 4-day Bahamas cruise.