Incident Summary On October 20, 2025, a passenger aboard the Norwegian Jewel was reported overboard after the ship departed Ponta Delgada, Portugal, on a scheduled 12-day voyage from Barcelona to Miami. Authorities were notified immediately, and multiple vessels...
On October 18, 2025, a 50-foot sportfishing boat capsized while navigating Oregon Inlet in Dare County, North Carolina, according to the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission. Officials said Francis Hennigan Jr., 50, of Glenmoore, Pennsylvania, was found...
Authorities are investigating a fatal boating accident that occurred early on October 17, 2025, in Hitchcock, Texas, leaving one man dead and a woman critically injured. According to the Galveston County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded around 4:30 a.m. after...
On October 17, 2025, a crew transfer vessel capsized in the outer anchorage off Beira, Mozambique, while transporting personnel to the Marshall Islands–flagged tanker Sea Quest. The vessel was reportedly carrying 21 people, including 14 Indian nationals who were...
On October 16, 2025, troopers with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s Marine Patrol Division responded to a single-vessel fire on Lake Martin near the Kowaliga Restaurant in Elmore County. According to ALEA, a passing boater transported all occupants to Kowaliga...
On October 12, 2025, deputies with the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office arrested Daniel Patrick Grubert, 48, of Piermont, New York, after a jet ski collision near Madeira Beach, Florida, left two children injured—one critically. Investigators say Grubert was operating...
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A recreational boat burst into flames on the Intracoastal Waterway near the Commercial Boulevard bridge, near the Kaluz restaurant, shortly before 5 p.m. on October 11, 2025. Witnesses reported a sharp pop and smoke as the vessel accelerated...
On October 6, 2025, a shrimp boat caught fire off the coast of Cherry Grove Beach near North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Authorities confirmed that all crew members escaped using a life raft. Emergency crews were alerted around 4 p.m. after reports of a fire aboard...
On Saturday, October 4, 2025, authorities said a boat collided with a pier in Baffin Bay (Kleberg County, Texas) around 6:04 a.m. The victim was identified as Craig West, 62, of Riviera, Texas. The Kleberg County Sheriff’s Office and Texas Parks & Wildlife are...
ZIM Integrated Shipping Services reported its containership MV Colorado experienced a fire on September 24, 2025, while transiting the Pacific. The crew implemented emergency procedures, contained the blaze, and reported no casualties. As a safety measure, the vessel...