Crew Member Dies After Going Overboard from 7,600-Passenger Ship

A crew member of Royal Caribbean’s cruise ship Icon of the Seas has died after going overboard on Thursday night, July 24, 2025, in response to information reviews. The incident happened about 200 miles off the coast of the Bahamas.

In line with WSVN 7News, a “man overboard” name was issued round 7:00 p.m. Cellphone footage captured rescue efforts, and the crew member was positioned and pulled onto a ship however finally, they didn’t survive.

Different passengers, who had been additionally on Icon, reported on Reddit that life preservers had been instantly dropped into the water after the overboard incident

The net reviews said that an “Oscar, Oscar, Oscar” announcement was made round 7:18 PM and that safety personnel closed blinds and discouraged passengers from congregating close to the ship’s edges.

Royal Caribbean issued the next assertion in regards to the incident:

“Our crew instantly initiated a search and rescue operation, however sadly the crew member handed away. We lengthen our condolences to the crew member’s household and family members. To respect their privateness, we now have no extra particulars to share.”

Social media customers praised the crew’s “phenomenal job” and fast restoration efforts.

With some current tales of passengers going overboard from cruise ships it’s essential to notice that in these conditions individuals don’t simply fall off the ship.  In virtually each case both somebody jumped or needed to intentionally climb over a barrier or railing, which is in opposition to any cruise line’s coverage.

Whereas this story continues to be being investigated, preliminary reviews from “cruise ship gossip” chains in social media teams are saying that it seems the person on this case jumped, however we can’t confirm these claims proper now.

Icon of the Seas was on its approach to Good Dat at CocoCay on the time of the incident.  The journey is anticipated to proceed as deliberate and return to PortMiami on Saturday.