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The Oasis of the Seas, bound for Cape Liberty in Bayonne, NJ, was delayed after two guests—including a 7-year-old—fell critically ill and were evacuated to Bahamian hospitals; the ship is now heading to New Jersey about eight hours late, with Royal Caribbean stating the illnesses were not disclosed as contagious and that affected flights will be adjusted automatically.
Donald Trump Jr.'s Bahamas wedding weekend was funded by Umar Kremlev, the Kremlin-connected head of the International Boxing Association, with Trump saying his son later reimbursed the donor; the arrangement has drawn scrutiny from Democrats and national-security experts who question potential conflicts and whether the president knew, while Trump Jr. and his wife described the generosity as a simple wedding gift.
A 37-year-old Austrian tourist was seriously injured when she was bitten by a shark during a dolphin-watching excursion about three nautical miles off North Bimini, Bahamas. She was airlifted to Nassau for treatment. Bahamian waters host multiple shark species, including Caribbean reef sharks. The incident follows a July Shark encounter in the same area, when a 69-year-old American snorkeler was bitten.
Four members of a family aboard a small plane missing off the Bahamas have been found dead after relatives launched their own search, according to a family member.
Relatives say four members of a Miami-bound family were killed when a private PA-34 Piper aircraft crashed about 15 miles off Andros Island, Bahamas. The group — 80-year-old pilot Mario Lamar, his wife Lili, and their grandchildren Sofia Sosa (28) and Christian Sosa (22) — were recovered and identified, with Bahamian police confirming remains in custody. The family is coordinating with the U.S. Coast Guard to bring their loved ones home, as investigations into the crash continue.
Relatives from South Florida recovered all four members aboard a small private plane that went missing off the Bahamas; the Lamar family — Mario Sr., 80; Lili, 79; and grandchildren Sofia Sosa, 28, and Christian Sosa, 22 — were found deceased after relatives launched their own search. The PA-34 Piper departed Great Harbour Cay for Opa-locka, and contact was lost near Andros Island. Bahamian officials cited weather and possible diversions as factors, and the U.S. Coast Guard assisted in the search while loved ones cope with the loss.
A private plane carrying Miami residents Mario and Lili Lamar and their two grandchildren, Sofia Sosa and Christian Sosa, disappeared en route from the Bahamas to Miami; by Tuesday all four bodies were recovered near North Andros Island after rough weather hampered an official search, with the family helping in the recovery as authorities coordinate with the Coast Guard to bring loved ones home.
A Florida couple and two of their grandchildren are missing after a private five-seat PA-34 Piper plane crashed into the sea near Andros Island, Bahamas, while returning from a Bahamas vacation. The aircraft, flying from Great Harbor Cay to Opa-locka, disappeared from radar around 2:20 p.m. amid rough weather; passengers were pilot Mario Lamar (80), his wife Lili Lamar (79), and grandchildren Sofia Sosa (28) and Christian Sosa (22). The U.S. Coast Guard is assisting Bahamian authorities in a search hampered by conditions.
The US State Department has raised its Bahamas travel advisory to Level 2, urging Americans to exercise increased caution due to crime, with most incidents concentrated in Nassau and Freeport. Travelers should be vigilant at vacation rentals lacking private security, heed boating risks from unlicensed watercraft, and beware penalties (up to $100,000 fine and prison) for operating charter boats without proper Bahamian licenses. The advisory also notes past jet-ski–related sexual assaults and injuries. Enroll in the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program and follow security guidance (locks, avoid resisting robberies).
The U.S. State Department renewed a Level 2 travel advisory for the Bahamas, citing violent crime, burglaries, sexual assaults and armed robberies—primarily in Nassau and Freeport—and urging travelers to stay alert, avoid swimming alone, monitor vacation rentals without private security, and exercise caution around watercraft; boating safety issues and jet-ski restrictions for U.S. government employees on certain islands were also noted.
An East Lyme resident, John Schweizer, was bitten by a shark while snorkeling in the Bahamas; he received medical treatment (stitches), and photos show him after the incident with neighbors greeting him home in shark costumes following his vacation.
Lindsay Shiver's U.S. attorney argues Bahamian prosecutors cannot pursue murder-for-hire charges because she was in the United States on July 16, 2023, while her Bahamian defense contends the DPP lacks jurisdiction and the indictment rests on evidence that she was in the U.S., signaling the charges could be dropped due to jurisdictional issues.
A Flamingo Air Cessna 402 crashed after departing Nassau for San Andros on Independence Day, killing 10 people including Bahamian musicians, with one initial survivor who later died; the AAIA is investigating. A separate Flamingo Air flight had a post-landing fire with no injuries, and the Civil Aviation Authority Bahamas suspended Flamingo Air’s Air Operator Certificate as a precaution.
A Cessna 402 crashed near Nassau, killing all 10 people on board, including Bahamian DJ Fresh and members of the Da Pond Band; Flamingo Air was suspended after two Friday incidents, and investigators from the Aircraft Accident Investigation Authority and Civil Aviation Authority Bahamas are probing the crash as the prime minister offered condolences.
Ten people died when a Flamingo Air Cessna 402 crashed on North Andros Island after departing Nassau; authorities say five members of the Da Pond Band were among the victims, and the airline's license was suspended after a prior Nassau fire.