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Michael White, age 18, from North Carolina, was arrested after a violent attack left another passenger unconscious during a four-night Bahamas cruise aboard the 'Liberty of the Seas', which´had departed Port Everglades on April 14, 2025. Upon the ship’s return to Florida on April 18, authorities arrested the suspect at the port. The alleged attack began when a male passenger and a woman confronted a group of youths who were jumping up and downinside an elevator, causing it to sway. The situation quickly escalated. When the elevator stopped on the eighth floor, the victim and the woman attempted to exit but were blocked. Once outside the elevator, the victim told deputies he was punched in the face by several individuals, causing him to stagger backward and fall. While on the floor, he was repeatedly kicked and eventually blacked out. When he regained consciousness, he was lying in a pool of blood. White was identified as one of the alleged attackers and was facing a charge of aggravated battery causing bodily harm. An additional suspect was also taken into custody. White was taken to the Broward County Jail and later released on April 19 after posting a $5,000 bond.

On the morning of April 25, 2025, the Corfu Port Authority was informed by the Captain of the 'Superfast I',that a 62-year-old Greek crew member, the Chief Financial Officer, required hospital treatment. The ship was sailing two nautical miles north of the island of Vidos, Corfu, on the scheduled route Patras-Igoumenitsa-Bari. The ferry proceeded to the port of Corfu, where the man was disembarked and transported by an ambulance to the General Hospital of Corfu for further medical examinations and hospitalization. The ship then continued on its scheduled route.

The Coast Guard Cutter 'Kimball (WMSL 756)' offloaded approximately 18,898 pounds of cocaine, with an estimated value of more than $214.3 million, on April 24, 2025, in San Diego. The offload was a result of six separate suspected drug smuggling vessel interdictions or events off the coasts of Mexico and Central and South America by the 'Kimball' and the F'orward' during the months of February through April. Multiple U.S. agencies, including the Departments of Defense, Justice, and Homeland Security, collaboradte in the effort to combat transnational organized crime. The Coast Guard, Navy, Customs and Border Protection, FBI, Drug Enforcement Administration, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement, along with allied and international partner agencies, all played a role in counter-narcotic operations.   Report with photos and video: https://www.news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases/Article/4165700/coast-guard-offloads-more-than-214-million-worth-of-illegal-cocaine-in-san-diego/

On April 15, 2025, the 'Christ' was detained in Tripoli with eight deficiencies, three of which being regarded as seriously and grounds for a detention: 1) Certificate & Doc - Civil liability for bunker Oil pollution damage cert. Invalid 2) Life saving Appliances - Rescue boats Inoperative 3) Emergency systems - Emergency lighting, batteries and switches Inoperative The vessel was released again on April 17 and left the port on April 20 en route to Alexandria, whiere it moored on April 22. The last detentions were on Aug 12, 2024, in Abu Qir with 15 deficiencies for five days and on March 30, 2024: in Novorossiysk with 19 deficiencies for five days. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063576908591

The 'Kimball (WMSL 756)' offloaded approximately 18,898 pounds of cocaine, with an estimated value of more than $214.3 million, on April 24, 2025, in San Diego. The offload was a result of six separate suspected drug smuggling vessel interdictions or events off the coasts of Mexico and Central and South America by the 'Kimball' and another Coast Guard Cutter, the F'orward' during the months of February through April. Multiple U.S. agencies, including the Departments of Defense, Justice, and Homeland Security, collaboradte in the effort to combat transnational organized crime. The Coast Guard, Navy, Customs and Border Protection, FBI, Drug Enforcement Administration, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement, along with allied and international partner agencies, all played a role in counter-narcotic operations.   Report with video: https://www.news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases/Article/4165700/coast-guard-offloads-more-than-214-million-worth-of-illegal-cocaine-in-san-diego/