Passengers aboard the MSC Seashore experienced a tense moment early Tuesday after a report suggested that a male passenger had fallen overboard. The incident, however, was later determined to be a false alarm.

The alert came shortly after the ship departed Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve, the private island destination of MSC Cruises in the Bahamas. The vessel had spent the day docked at the island as part of a four-night Bahamas cruise.

Crew members aboard MSC Divina assisted in the rescue of a boat in distress late last night while the cruise ship was sailing near Roatán, Honduras, according to information shared by a crew member onboard.

The rescue was reported after the ship departed the Honduran port when the captain made a public announcement over the vessel’s public address system informing guests and crew that a distress signal had been received from a nearby boat.

A passenger aboard the MSC World America was medically evacuated today by the U.S. Coast Guard after suffering a serious medical emergency while the ship was sailing in the Caribbean, according to information shared with Crew Center by a crew member onboard.

The incident occurred while the vessel was en route from Cozumel to Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve.

A crew member aboard a TUI Cruises ship required an urgent medical evacuation shortly after the vessel departed from Santa Cruz de Tenerife in the Canary Islands.

A routine harbor transfer turned into a brief emergency on February 10, when a harbor pilot fell into the ocean while attempting to board the Emerald Princess in rough seas off Kauai.

The Portuguese Navy coordinated the emergency rescue of a cruise ship crew member on February 4, after the vessel was sailing around 180 nautical miles (approximately 290 kilometers) southwest of Madeira.

A passenger aboard the cruise ship AIDAperla was urgently evacuated on Tuesday morning after suffering a heart attack while the vessel was sailing near Bonaire.

According to information from the Coast Guard, the Maritime Operations Center (MOC) received an emergency report from the passenger ship requesting immediate medical assistance. The patient was identified as a 37-year-old man from Germany who required urgent treatment.

A 76-year-old American woman was medically evacuated from the cruise ship Viking Sky off the coast of the Mexican state of Michoacán after suffering a leg injury, according to a statement from the Mexican Navy.

A 56-year-old Peruvian woman was medically evacuated from the cruise ship MSC Orchestra on Wednesday morning after suffering a stroke while the vessel was en route to Valencia.

Three passengers were medically evacuated from the cruise ship Mein Schiff 3 late last night while the vessel was sailing approximately 38 nautical miles (around 70 kilometers) south of the Port of Funchal, Portugal.

According to official information, the Search and Rescue Coordination Center received an alert from the cruise ship requesting the medical evacuation of three passengers. Following the request, maritime rescue assets were immediately mobilized.