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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,...

Heroic Father and Disney’s Man Overboard System Save Child’s Life

This past June, a 5-year-old girl fell overboard from the Disney Dream while the ship was sailing to Fort Lauderdale,...

The Playing Fields: Sports and Warfighting Readiness

By Phil Bozzelli and Paul Giarra The Duke of Wellington’s aphorism “The Battle of Waterloo was won on the playing...

China’s Coming Small Wars

By Michael Hanson The world took note of the meteoric growth of China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA), both in size...

Crew Member on P&O Cruises’ Arvia Dies in Elevator Accident

A crew member aboard P&O Cruises’ Arvia died on Sunday, October 26 after an accident in an elevator shaft. The...

Crew Member Goes Overboard from Viking Star in the Mediterranean

A crew member on the Viking Star was seen going overboard at 11:31 a.m. local time Monday, October 27th, according...

Record 2025: Cruise Ships Hit 20 Gastrointestinal Outbreaks — Most Ever Reported

The Oceania Insignia reported to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that 74 passengers and 1 crew member...

Man Breaks into Cabin and Sexual Assaults Woman Aboard Costa Favolosa

A man broke into the cabin of a female crew member in the middle of the night and sexually assaulted...

Passenger Missing After Going Overboard From Norwegian Jewel

A passenger went overboard from the Norwegian Jewel on Monday, October 20th. The Norwegian Cruise Line ship is currently on...