Bahamas safety reports

Woman injured during dolphin excursion off North Bimini

Police said a 37-year-old Austrian visitor suffered an ankle injury after a shark bite during a dolphin excursion off North Bimini on September 14, 2026. She received care on Bimini before being airlifted to New Providence. The reporting does not identify the operator or establish fault.

Source: WPBF 25 News · September 2026.

Additional source: https://www.wpbf.com/article/woman-injured-in-shark-attack-near-bimini-island/73749530

Guest reports rough seas and a loose fire extinguisher; operator disputes details

A visitor on the January 2, 2025 Pink Sand Beach and Swimming Pigs trip says rough seas frightened passengers and a fire extinguisher narrowly missed them. Born Free responded that the crew had assessed conditions as safe and disputed the stated extinguisher weight, saying its units are three pounds and mounted near the floor. The operator also disputed the guest’s conduct during the trip. The source records both sides; it does not establish a safety violation or an injury.

Source: TripAdvisor review of January 6, 2025, and operator response of January 7.

Pearl Island guest alleges unwanted sexual touching during excursion

A separate lawsuit described in The Tribune alleges nonconsensual touching by staff in a cabana during a May 2025 excursion. The guest also alleged drugging and distress from witnessing her companion’s severe boating injury. These are allegations in a civil complaint, not a criminal conviction or established finding. The article reports jurisdictional challenges by the island operators in the related injury case.

Source: The Tribune, May 26, 2026.

Passenger lost both legs in propeller incident after Pearl Island excursion

A lawsuit describes a May 12, 2025 excursion ending with a passenger in the water beside a catamaran, where a propeller caused injuries requiring both legs to be amputated. She alleges unsafe alcohol service and that staff directed her to use the sea as a toilet. Pearl Island and Sun Cay sought dismissal of the Florida case on jurisdictional grounds. That filing is not a ruling on what happened or who was responsible.

Source: The Tribune, May 26, 2026. Lawsuit allegations, not established findings.

Passenger says pig-tour boat struck a fisherman on the way to Rose Island

A Reddit poster describing a February 14, 2024 J&S Tours trip says their boat hit a fisherman, transferred the injured person to another vessel and then continued the excursion. The passenger was upset about the response and says a refund was refused. The post also raises concern about the captain’s phone use; according to the same account, the captain said he was using navigation, not selecting music. The linked post includes a video link, but the account is not an official finding of fault.

Source: Reddit passenger account.

Bench collapsed before pig excursion reached the island, lawsuit says

A passenger says a boat bench gave way about ten minutes into a Carnival-sold Swimming with the Pigs: Express excursion on March 24, 2025. She alleges that she fell onto the deck and injured her tailbone and spine, and that the boat returned without reaching the pigs. The account comes from a lawsuit filed in March 2026. These are the passenger’s allegations, not a court finding about the boat operator or Carnival.

Source: Cruise Overload’s report on the lawsuit.

Pig-bite lawsuit describes stitches and rabies fears

A cruise passenger says a Bahamas excursion ended in injury and preventive treatment.

Source: The Independent.