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A Flamingo Air Cessna 402 crashed while attempting to land at San Andros Airport after departing Nassau, killing 10 people (nine passengers and the pilot); an initial survivor died of injuries later; the aircraft reportedly encountered difficulties; the incident occurred on Bahamas' independence day, and the airline's air operator certificate was suspended temporarily as a precaution while authorities investigate.
Six American cruise passengers from Colorado were fined a combined $52,725 after a brawl at Nassau’s Cruise Terminal on June 8. The group faced charges including assaulting a police officer, disorderly conduct, obscene language, resisting arrest, and property damage, and all pleaded guilty while claiming intoxication. Fines ranged from $150 to $16,600 per person, plus $5,375 in officer compensation. The incident occurred in the port area and at the Tourism Police Station; it involved injuries to officers and damage to property, but it is unclear which cruise ships or lines were involved. There were six ships in Nassau that day, from four lines, while the vast majority of beachgoers sailed without incident.
Six shipwrecks were found around Nassau Harbor, three connected to the Golden Age of Piracy, including vessels with iron cannons, swivel guns, and cargo evidence. The discoveries—made with restricted-harbor diving permission—offer new insights into pirate life and Bahamian trade, with results published in Wreckwatch Magazine and a companion documentary featuring a historically based 3D reconstruction of Nassau’s pirate settlement circa 1715.
Off Nassau, Bahamas, a diving team has uncovered six 18th‑century shipwrecks, three of which are linked to the Golden Age of Piracy; finds include ballast stones, hull fragments, a grinding stone, a swivel gun, and cannonballs, suggesting pirate‑era or English vessels and marking Nassau’s first excavations of pirate-linked wrecks in its waters.
Breeze Airways is launching a 14-route expansion that adds Atlantic City, Brownsville/South Padre Island and Nassau, plus a return to San Antonio, with mostly two-weekly services (some seasonal) and introductory fares starting around $39–$49.
Passengers on British Airways flight 252 from Turks and Caicos to London were served KFC chicken buckets after a catering mishap left them without their regular meals. The crew bought the chicken from a KFC in Nassau, Bahamas, during a scheduled stop. The airline apologized for the inconvenience and provided passengers with refreshment vouchers upon landing in London. The incident was attributed to unforeseen circumstances with the catering, possibly due to improper chilling of the catering carts.
Delta Air Lines is adding five new routes, including a unique flight from LaGuardia Airport to Nassau, Bahamas. The other routes include Austin to Las Vegas and Orlando, Las Vegas to Sacramento and San Diego. These point-to-point flights connect busy origin and destination markets, and the new routes will commence between October 9 and December 16. Delta's expansion in Austin is not surprising, as it was previously considered one of the airline's focus cities. The addition of these routes will help boost Delta's presence in popular destinations and compete with other airlines.