Military Helicopters, Two Rescues, One Very Busy Day Near Vancouver Island
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Canada's 19 Wing Comox scrambled for two back-to-back maritime rescues near Vancouver Island — one sick cruise passenger, one injured tugboat operator.
Category Health & Safety
International Health Protocol Activated for Rare Infection on Cruise Ship
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Authorities have activated international health protocols after a rare infection was detected aboard a cruise ship — and the details are being kept very close to the chest.
Vietnam Tourist Vessel Tragedy Kills 41 in Devastating Waterway Disaster
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A tourist vessel in Vietnam killed 41 people in one of the country's deadliest recent waterway accidents, raising urgent questions about travel safety in Southeast Asia.
Lawsuit: Carnival Excursion Operators Drugged Grad, Started Propellers
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Two weeks after graduating summa cum laude, she was allegedly drugged by Carnival's own shore excursion operators—then directed into spinning propellers.
Cruise Ship Abandons Course to Save 74-Year-Old Sailor in Pacific
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A cruise ship diverted course through rough Pacific seas to rescue a 74-year-old solo sailor stranded far from shore. The sailor called it harrowing.
IRGC Fires Cruise Missile at Panama-Flagged MSC Sariska V in Arabian Gulf
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Iran's IRGC fired a cruise missile at the MSC Sariska V, a civilian commercial vessel, in the Arabian Gulf — framing the attack as a challenge to a US naval blockade.
FBI Launches Criminal Probe Into Passenger Death on Carnival Cruise
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The FBI is formally investigating a passenger death aboard a Carnival cruise ship — federal involvement means this isn't being treated as routine.
Carnival Cruise Ship Rescues 9 People Off Florida Coast
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A Carnival cruise ship pulled off a mass rescue off the Florida coast, saving 9 people in one of the more dramatic at-sea interventions we've seen.
Hantavirus Cruise Victim Forced Into Federal Quarantine in Nebraska
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A woman exposed to hantavirus on the MV Hondius is being held in mandatory federal quarantine in Nebraska — reportedly against her will.
5 Dead After Cruise Ship Diving Excursion Tragedy in Maldives
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Five people died during a cruise ship excursion in the Maldives after an underwater diving accident turned catastrophic. Here's what we know.