Cruise & maritime incidents

On 12 April 2024, a male crew member went overboard from the ms Rotterdam while the vessel was navigating waters between Cuba and Key West, South Florida.

On 5 April 2024, the cruise ship Ambience experienced an allision with the cargo vessel Grey Fox during docking maneuvers at Cape Town Harbor, South Africa.

On 4 April 2024, a 22-year-old male passenger went overboard from the cruise ship Liberty of the Seas (Royal Caribbean International) while the vessel was navigating between Cuba and Grand Inagua Island in the Bahamas during the final leg of a 4-day Eastern Caribbean cruise.

On 2 April 2024, the cruise vessel MSC Armonia, operated by MSC Cruises, was detained at Port Barcelona following the discovery of visa validity irregularities affecting 69 Bolivian passengers.

On 1 April 2024, the cruise ship Celebrity Apex, operated by Celebrity Cruises, conducted a humanitarian rescue operation in the Caribbean Sea between Cuba and Mexico.

On 31 March 2024, the Carnival Legend, operated by Carnival Cruise Lines, was forced to divert its scheduled return to Baltimore, Maryland, and instead disembark passengers at Norfolk, Virginia, following the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge.

On 23 March 2024, the cruise ship Carnival Freedom, operated by Carnival Cruise Line, experienced a fire in the portside section of its exhaust funnel while navigating approximately 20 miles off Eleuthera Island in the Bahamas.

On 23 March 2024, the cruise ship Brilliance Of The Seas, operated by Royal Caribbean International, encountered a propulsion system problem while traveling from Australia to the East Melanesian Islands.