A 49-year-old crew member was found dead aboard a cruise ship docked at the port of Chania, Crete, according to several Greek media sources.

A Filipino crew member who disappeared from a cruise ship en route to Brazil has been found dead five days after going missing, the DMW confirmed

A passenger on an MSC Cruises ship which was hosting a corporate charter for MAG Seguros passed away on January 9 due to a sudden illness.

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In November 1961, 11-year-old Terry Jo Duperrault survived one of the most shocking maritime tragedies in American history. The Duperrault family from Green Bay, Wisconsin, including her parents Arthur and Jean, and siblings Brian (14) and Renee (7), embarked on a chartered sailing trip in the Bahamas aboard the yacht Bluebelle. The family hired Captain Julian Harvey and his wife Mary to guide their dream vacation. During the night of November 12–13, Harvey murdered his wife and the entire Duperrault family, possibly motivated by life insurance and an attempt to cover up the crime, and then deliberately sank the Bluebelle. Terry Jo woke to the horrifying scene and managed to escape on a small cork float. She drifted alone for 84 hours in shark-infested waters under the scorching sun, without food, water, or shelter. On November 17, a Greek freighter rescued her, her severe sunburn and dehydration highlighting the ordeal. Harvey, facing exposure, committed suicide the same day. Terry Jo was later adopted, changed her name to Tere Duperrault Fassbender, and eventually published a memoir in 2010 recounting her experience. Her survival is widely regarded as a remarkable testament to a child’s courage and instinct in extreme circumstances.

13 people, including 6 women and 2 minors, die in a Mumbai boat crash. 113 rescued, with compensation announced by PM Modi and CM Fadnavis.