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Flamingos, sushi, and sound baths: A luxury wellness cruise on the ‘Crystal Symphony'

A wellness cruise along Africa’s west coast can be a lesson in diplomacy, Jewish history, and cultural depth, showing luxury travel can be both relaxing and enriching.

|ByLAURIE DONAHUE
AERIAL CABLEWAY, Table Mountain, Cape Town. The cars rotate to provide a 360-degree view. The clouds that pour down from the summit are called the ‘tablecloth.’
The Nile Mosaic of Palestrina, depicting several ancient Egyptian pleasure boats; illustrative.

In first-ever discovery, archaeologists find ancient Egyptian pleasure boat off Alexandria coast

Archaeologists uncovered the first known thalamegos near Alexandria’s ancient port, a 35-meter pleasure boat matching Strabo’s account and preserved with Greek graffiti and timberwork.

|ByJAMES GENN
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks during the Reagan National Defense Forum at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, US, December 6, 2025.

Hegseth says he would have ordered second strike on Caribbean vessel

"I fully support that strike," Hegseth said at the Reagan National Defense Forum in Simi Valley, California. "I would have made the same call myself."

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Etswani flagged vessel.

Iran seizes Eswatini-flagged vessel for smuggling fuel

Iran seized an Eswatini-flagged ship carrying 350,000 liters of smuggled fuel off Bushehr, detaining its 13 crew amid ongoing efforts to curb fuel smuggling.

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At least 19 people die in Congo boat accident

The boat had left the village of Kiri for the capital Kinshasa when it capsized on Thursday night, local government and civil society sources said.

NOVEMBER 29, 2025ByREUTERS
Families sail in a boat as it departs for Minova from a pirogue dock on the shores of Lake Kivu in Bukavu on February 21, 2025.

South Korean ferry with 267 on board runs aground, with rescue operations underway

Authorities were deploying all possible resources in the rescue operation, the Korean coast guard said in a statement.

NOVEMBER 19, 2025ByREUTERS
Rescue workers move a passenger rescued from a stranded South Korean ferry carrying about 260 people near a rocky island off Shinan, in Mokpo, South Korea, November 19, 2025.

At least 42 migrants missing, presumed dead, after boat capsizes off Libya, IOM says

At least 42 migrants are missing after a boat capsized off Libya, the IOM said. Seven survivors were rescued after six days at sea as migrant deaths in the Mediterranean continue to rise.

NOVEMBER 12, 2025ByREUTERS
A member of the Red Crescent walks next to a body bag in a location given as near Surman, Libya, after a migrant boat capsized west of Libya's capital Tripoli, in this handout image released on October 28, 2025.

Boat with Rohingya migrants sinks off Malaysia coast, hundreds missing

The status of the other two boats was unknown, and a search-and-rescue operation was ongoing, he said.

NOVEMBER 9, 2025ByREUTERS
A staff member of the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency searches for victims of a boat from Buthidaung, Myanmar, that sank near the Malaysia–Thailand border, during a search and rescue operation close to Langkawi, Malaysia November 9, 2025.

Australia to invest $25b to upgrade Henderson shipyard as AUKUS nuclear submarine maintenance hub

The Henderson site will support allied submarine patrols, create 10,000 jobs, and expand Australia’s strategic role in the Indo-Pacific under AUKUS.

SEPTEMBER 23, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Royal Australian Navy guided-missile frigate HMAS Parramatta sails with US Navy Amphibious assault ship USS America, Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill and Arleigh-Burke class guided missile destroyer USS Barry in the South China Sea, April 18, 2020.

Spain steps up pressure on Israel with shipping, aircraft restrictions

Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez to ban Israeli arms transit, boost PA, UNRWA aid, and embargo settlement goods.

SEPTEMBER 8, 2025ByANNA AHRONHEIM, REUTERS
Spanish soldiers stand during Exercise Dynamic Mariner 25 military drill training, which involves naval forces from several NATO members, at Retin beach, in the Atlantic Ocean, in Barbate, Spain, March 28, 2025.

Five killed after migrant boat hits coast guard vessel off northwest Turkey

In a statement, the governor's office said a high-speed boat carrying 34 migrants and one migrant trafficker hit the coast guard vessel off Ayvalik district's Badavut coast.

SEPTEMBER 7, 2025ByREUTERS
Migrants from sub-saharan African countries on a dinghy react as they are towed by a rescue boat during their effort to cross part of the Aegean Sea from Turkey to the island of Lesbos, Greece, February 29, 2020.

The Wonder Sea tourist boat capsizes in Ha Long Bay during sudden storm, at least 34 dead

Rescuers found 11 survivors, including a 14-year-old boy who was trapped under the boat for four hours.

JULY 20, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Ha Long Bay, Vietnam.

Ferry sinks near Bali, over 60 missing in choppy waters

Twenty people were rescued, many found unconscious after drifting in 2.5-meter waves.

JULY 3, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Ferry picking up passengers in Indonesia.

At least four dead, 30 missing after ferry sinks near Bali

KMP Tunu Pratama Jaya sank almost half an hour after leaving East Java's Ketapang post late on Wednesday.

JULY 3, 2025ByREUTERS
Family members and relatives wait for updates on the search operation of at least 61 people who were missing after a ferry sank off the popular Indonesian resort island of Bali, at Ketapang Port in Banyuwangi, East Java on July 3, 2025.

Four die as vessel capsizes in Suez Gulf; three still missing

Three ADES personnel and one contractor were killed, and rescuers are searching for the remaining three, ADES said.

JULY 2, 2025ByREUTERS
A view of the construction site of a new container terminal of Ain Sokhna Port in Ain Sokhna, Suez Province, Egypt May 30, 2024.