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73-Year-Old Man Dies After Going Overboard from Disney Wonder

An elderly Melbourne man died after going overboard from the Disney Wonder at 4:30 a.m. on November 22nd. The incident...

Anna Kepner’s Cause of Death Revealed: Report

New details emerged over the tragic passing of Anna Kepner, who died earlier in November aboard the Carnival Horizon. Anna,...

Four Crew Members in Port Canaveral Deported For Child Sexual Abuse Material

The Florida Director of Field Operations (DFO Florida) for U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in Port Canaveral has continued a...

How China’s Expanded Operations in the Sea of Japan are Troubling Tokyo

By Andrew Orchard The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) response to Taiwan President Lai’s inauguration highlighted Beijing’s regional assertiveness and military...

Invisible Criminal Commodities in the Caribbean

Dr. Ian Ralby, Dr. David Soud, and Sophie Podrog On 7 July 2021, Jovenel Moïse, the President of Haiti, was...

Court Filing Says Minor May Face Charges in Death of Anna Kepner

A minor may face charges in connection with the death of Anna Kepner according to a court filing obtained by...

Report: Anna Kepner’s Body Was Found Under Cabin Bed on Carnival Horizon

New details emerged in the death of 18-year-old Anna Kepner aboard the Carnival Horizon. The Daily Mail first reported that...

Peace in Gaza May Not Mean Peace in the Red Sea

By Matt Reisener Since October 2023, the Houthis, a Yemeni rebel group that seized control over much of the country...

Malaysian Passenger Convicted of Sexually Abusing Child on Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas

A federal jury found Malaysian national, Lay Ong, 67, guilty for sexually abusing a minor during a Royal Caribbean cruise....

Ready for War: A Way Forward for Industrial Preparedness

By Doug Orsi The results of a 2023 wargame simulating a Chinese amphibious invasion of Taiwan showed that the combined...

Sea Control 589: Non-state Special Operations with Craig Whiteside

By J. Overton Lt. Col. Craig Whiteside, (Ret.) PhD., joins the program to discuss the new book he co-authored with...

Sea Control 588: Outsourcing Security at Sea with Pieter Zhao

By J. Overton Pieter Zhao joins the program to discuss his article, “Outsourcing Security at Sea—The Return of Private Maritime-Security...

Time of Death Revealed in Anna Kepner Case While FBI Remains Silent

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has released limited information as it continues its investigation of the death of 18-year-old...

MOSA Redux: Modular Acquisition is New Again

By Jason Thomas What is old is new again, and Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) is no different. MOSA is...

Bring Out the Knives: A Programmatic Night Court for the Surface Navy

By Chris Rielage Time is our critical resource now. The Navy knows that we have a few scant years before...

Sea Control 587: 20 Years After the Military Response to Hurricane Katrina

By J. Overton Elaine Helm joins the program to reflect on the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, and her time...

Excursion Boat Carrying Mein Schiff 1 Passengers Sinks Off Dominican Republic; Dozens Rescued

An excursion catamaran sank in Samaná Bay, Dominican Republic, leaving dozens of people stranded. The incident took place on Sunday,...

FBI Investigates Death of 18-Year-Old Anna Kepner Aboard Carnival Horizon

An 18-year-old passenger died aboard Carnival Cruise Line’s Carnival Horizon during a 6-night Caribbean voyage from Miami. The woman has...

Carnival Cruise Line Regains Top Spot as Cruise Industry Crime Leader in Q3, 2025

Carnival Cruise Line (Carnival) is again the cruise line leader in onboard crime, per the Q3 cruise crime data maintained...

80-Year-Old Woman Dies After Being Abandoned on Cruise Excursion

An 80-year-old woman was found dead on October 26 after being abandoned on a cruise hiking excursion on Lizard Island,...