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The 'MSC World America' sustained minor damage after a refueling vessel struck it while it was docked at the cruise line's private island on Nov. 6, while the ship visited the Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve in The Bahamas. The allision happened on the last night of the vessel's weeklong Eastern Caribbean voyage to the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, and The Bahamas. There were several visible scrape marks and scuffs along the ship's hull, including dark streaks and orange-colored abrasions below the porthole windows. The incident appeared to have caused only minimal disruption to the ship's operations, resulting in a delay departing Ocean Cay, which did not affect the ship's scheduled return to Miami or passenger disembarkation. The 'MSC World America' has since begun its next seven-night Caribbean cruise to Costa Maya, Mexico; Cozumel, Mexico; and Ocean Cay.  Report with photos: https://cruise.blog/2026/11/cruise-ship-damaged-refueling-collision-private-island?fbclid=Iwb21leAVegVFjbGNrBV6BT2V4dG4DYWVtAjExAHBkb2YFc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQMMzUwNjg1NTMxNzI4AAEfgWH0S9QRtGYPNx0D5gnPFbBMRBqHnp4DO1-rYxQAIzWkLZuajVuBFIq34Co_aem_EckFgN9q1vxz5YczCeR8ow

The CCS of Salvamento Marítimo in Tenerife coordinated the escort of a cayuco to La Estaca port by the 'Salvamar Acrux' on Nov 8. There were more than 100 people on board. A few hours earlier, the same center dispatched the 'Salvamar Diphda', after a cayuco was spotted one nautical mile from La Restinga. It rescued the nearly 80 people on board. Meanwhile, the 'Salvamar Acrux' has rescued 106 people from another cayuco. Both groups have been brought ashore at La Restinga port.

A 37 year old male crew member of the 'Ovation of the Seas', a piano player, fell overboard on the night of Nov 5 in the Pacific Ocean, approximately 15-20 nautical miles off Newport Beach near Catalina Island at the Southern California coast. The man was discovered treading water about nine hours later by the sport fishermen Grant Garrett and Sean Norton, and pulled aboard their marlin fishing boat. Emergency maritime distress communications were relayed, prompting a coordinated response from Newport Beach lifeguards and the US Coast Guard (USCG). The man was transferred ashore and hospitalised. A formal USCG investigation into the incident was launched. The prolonged survival was viable due to anomalous Sea Surface Temperatures (SST) measuring approx. 24°C. This thermal anomaly was directly attributed to the current Super El Niño pattern, which mitigated the onset of fatal hypothermia during the extended exposure period. Report with video: https://abcnews.com/video/137968160/

The CCS of Salvamento Marítimo in Tenerife coordinated the escort of a cayuco to La Estaca port by the 'Salvamar Acrux' on Nov 8. There were more than 100 people on board. A few hours earlier, the same center dispatched the 'Salvamar Diphda', after a cayuco was spotted one nautical mile from La Restinga. It rescued the nearly 80 people on board. Meanwhile, the 'Salvamar Acrux' has rescued 106 people from another cayuco. Both groups have been brought ashore at La Restinga port.

The 'Argyll Flyer', serving on the route Gourock - Dunoon, suffered a technical issue with the starboard side main engine on Nov 5. As a consequence, the service had to be cancelled. A replacement bus service was operated, departing Gourock to McInroy's Point and departing Dunoon to Hunter's Quay and connect with Western Ferries. There would be a review for the service on Nov 9 at 12:00 p.m. Please see: https://calm.ac/01 for details.