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Hartford, CT
Police & Fire
Cruise Ship Hairstylist Sexually Abused Women During 'Massages,' FBI Says Cruise Ship Hairstylist Sexually Abused Women During 'Massages,' FBI Says
Cruise Ship Hairstylist Sexually Abused Women During 'Massages,' FBI Says A cruise ship hairstylist was arrested after he was accused of sexually abusing passengers during fake "massages," authorities said. Pranit Narayan Pawar, 26, was charged with two counts of abusive sexual contact, the US Attorney's Office for the Western District of Washington said in a news release on Monday, July 6. The Indian national was arrested when the Brilliant Lady docked in Seattle on Thursday, July 2. According to a federal complaint, the assaults happened during a Virgin Voyages cruise to Alaska on Friday, June 26. Pawar was hired to provide hair ca…

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by Chris Spiker
Hartford, CT
News
20+ Passengers, Crew Sickened In Luxury Cruise Ship Outbreak: CDC 20+ Passengers, Crew Sickened In Luxury Cruise Ship Outbreak: CDC
20+ Passengers, Crew Sickened In Luxury Cruise Ship Outbreak: CDC A gastrointestinal illness outbreak sickened nearly two dozen people aboard a luxury cruise ship, federal health officials said. The outbreak occurred on the Oceania Cruises ship Oceania Insignia, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday, April 15. Nineteen of the ship's 633 passengers reported symptoms, along with three out of 394 crew members. The Oceania Insignia departed Panama City on Tuesday, April 7, and arrived in Miami on Tuesday, April 14, according to CruiseMapper. The outbreak was reported to the CDC's Vessel Sanitation Program on Monday, April …

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by Chris Spiker
New City, NY
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Mystery Illness Sickens Over 140 On Royal Caribbean Cruise, CDC Investigates Mystery Illness Sickens Over 140 On Royal Caribbean Cruise, CDC Investigates
Mystery Illness Sickens Over 140 On Royal Caribbean Cruise, CDC Investigates A dream vacation quickly turned into a nightmare for more than 140 people aboard Royal Caribbean’s Navigator of the Seas when a mysterious illness swept through the ship during a week-long cruise. The gastrointestinal outbreak, which affected 134 of the 3,914 passengers and seven crew members, was reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday, July 11, the day the ship returned to Los Angeles after departing on Friday, July 4.  Those who fell ill during the voyage to Mexico experienced symptoms including vomiting, diarrhea, and abdominal cramps, though the …

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by Joe Lombardi
Abingdon, MD
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Abingdon Man Convicted Of Raping Minor On Cruise Faces Life In Prison: Feds Abingdon Man Convicted Of Raping Minor On Cruise Faces Life In Prison: Feds
Abingdon Man Convicted Of Raping Minor On Cruise Faces Life In Prison: Feds A 22-year-old Maryland man is facing a lifetime in prison after being convicted at a two-week trial of sexually assaulting his victim on a cruise. Abingdon resident Jalen Thomas Kelley was indicted last years on charges for an incident on New Year's Day on a Carnival Legend cruise ship that was set to depart out of Baltimore, officials say. On Friday, Dec. 13, federal authorities announced that Kelley was found guilty by a jury of of aggravated sexual abuse, sexual abuse, and assault within the territorial jurisdiction. According to prosecutors, and evidence presented at trial, while …

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by Zak Failla
Middletown, NJ
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Beaked Whale Found Dead On Jersey Shore Beach, Second Discovered In 2024 Beaked Whale Found Dead On Jersey Shore Beach, Second Discovered In 2024
Beaked Whale Found Dead On Jersey Shore Beach, Second Discovered In 2024 A rare type of whale was found dead on a beach in Monmouth County, marine biologists said. A beaked whale on the beach near St. Clair Avenue in Spring Lake was reported to the Marine Mammal Stranding Center at around 6 a.m. on Thursday, June 13, the group said in a Facebook post. A volunteer responded to document the 13-foot-2 whale, which was "in moderately decomposed condition." A Spring Lake public works crew transported the whale to the department's yard to be examined by MMSC staff. The carcass was then transported to the state's Animal Health Diagnostic Lab in Trenton for a …

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by Chris Spiker
Mechanicsville, MD
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Woman Injured On Cruise Ship Airlifted To Safety By Maryland State Police Woman Injured On Cruise Ship Airlifted To Safety By Maryland State Police
Woman Injured On Cruise Ship Airlifted To Safety By Maryland State Police Maryland State Police made a daring rescue on Sunday night after a 68-year-old woman was injured when she fell on a cruise ship in Chesapeake Bay that was bound for the Bahamas. A state police helicopter was called in by the US Coast Guard in Baltimore at approximately 10 p.m. on Sunday, April 16, to come to the aid of the woman, who suffered injuries less than five hours into their trip on the 960-foot Carnival Legend ship. The cruise, which was heading to Nassau in the Bahamas, was approximately seven miles east of Point Lookout when the Aviation Command got the emergency call to come to …

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by Zak Failla
Dorchester, MA
Police & Fire
Man Groped Crewman Aboard Boston-Bound Cruise Ship: Feds Man Groped Crewman Aboard Boston-Bound Cruise Ship: Feds
Man Groped Crewman Aboard Boston-Bound Cruise Ship: Feds A Minnesota man accused of groping a male crewmember of a luxury cruise ship last year was indicted on federal sex charges, authorities said. Daniel Farias, 45, faces a single count of abusive sexual contact during a trip from Reykjavík, Iceland, to Boston in August, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said.  Investigators said the crew member was using the midship restroom when Farias exited a stall and began to rub his arms. When the man recoiled and asked Farias to stop, the Minnesotan allegedly grabbed the man's genitals over his clothes and made an explicit comment, officials …

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by Josh Lanier
Newark, NJ
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International Fugitive Wanted In Five-Kilo Cocaine Importing Ring Seized At Newark Airport International Fugitive Wanted In Five-Kilo Cocaine Importing Ring Seized At Newark Airport
International Fugitive Wanted In Five-Kilo Cocaine Importing Ring Seized At Newark Airport An international fugitive wanted for having couriers smuggle more than five kilos of cocaine into the U.S. on a cruise ship was seized at Newark Airport after a decade on the run, federal authorities announced. A federal magistrate judge ordered that Dennis "Death" Edwards, a 38-year-old Guyanese national, remain held without bail following a brief hearing in Newark on Tuesday, Nov. 15. Edwards had avoided capture since being indicted by a federal grand jury on conspiracy charges in 2012, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said. Authorities said he conspired to import cocaine from St. Maar…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Towson, MD
Police & Fire
To The Rescue: Maryland State Police Airlift Cruise Ship Crew Member During Medical Emergency To The Rescue: Maryland State Police Airlift Cruise Ship Crew Member During Medical Emergency
To The Rescue: Maryland State Police Airlift Cruise Ship Crew Member During Medical Emergency Maryland State Police took to the skies to save a man at sea after a crew member suffered a medical emergency on a cruise ship sailing the Chesapeake Bay. The aviation crew from the state police Easton Section responded to the Chesapeake Bay off the shores of Kent Island over the weekend after receiving a call from the Coast Guard advising that there was a serious medical event taking place on the boat. Police said that the Royal Caribbean’s Enchantment of the Seas cruise ship was requesting immediate aerial evacuation of one of its crew members at approximately 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 16 …

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by Zak Failla
Bristol, PA
News
Pennsylvania Woman Killed In Shark Attack While Vacationing In Bahamas Pennsylvania Woman Killed In Shark Attack While Vacationing In Bahamas
Pennsylvania Woman Killed In Shark Attack While Vacationing In Bahamas A Pennsylvania resident was killed in a shark attack while vacationing in The Bahamas, authorities said. The 58-year-old woman was snorkeling with her family when a bull shark bit her in the waters near Green Cay just before 2 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 6, Chief Superintendent Chrislyn Skippings said during a press conference. The unidentified victim was a passenger on a cruise ship that stopped on the island and booked a boat tour with a local company for the day, she said. "That area is known for visitors to snorkel," the chief said. When the woman's family members noticed she was be…

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by Nicole Acosta