Cruise & maritime incidents

In May 2026, Ntando Sogoni, a 35-year-old South African crew member employed by Norwegian Cruise Lines, was arrested and detained following a violent stabbing incident aboard a cruise ship operating in Alaska waters.

On an unspecified date in May 2024, Shane Dixon, a 45-year-old passenger, fell overboard from the P&O Pacific Adventure in international waters off the Australian coast.

On 16 May 2024, the expedition cruise vessel MS Roald Amundsen was forced to cancel its scheduled 12-day voyage from Vancouver to Anchorage due to significant technical problems.

On 11 May 2024, a male worker sustained serious injuries during sea trials of the Utopia Of The Seas in the Bay of Biscay, approximately 8 nautical miles off Belle-Île, France.

On 8 May 2024, the US Air Force's 920th Rescue Wing conducted a complex medical evacuation operation, airlifting a mother and her son from the cruise ship Carnival Venezia while the vessel was approximately 350 nautical miles off the eastern coast of the United States.

On 6 May 2024, a male passenger was reported missing from the cruise vessel Pacific Adventure (Carnival Cruise Line) while the ship was approximately 10 nautical miles off Sydney Heads, NSW.

On 3 May 2024, a male crew member from India was reported missing and presumed overboard from the cruise vessel Ambience in the Atlantic Ocean, southwest of Port La Coruna and northwest of Vigo.

On 27 April 2024, a critical medical evacuation was conducted for a 35-year-old male crew member aboard the cruise ship Carnival Sunshine while the vessel was navigating approximately 160 miles east of Jacksonville, Florida.