Overview
- About 55 guests from TUI Cruises’ Mein Schiff 1 went into the water near Samaná Bay on Sunday after the 12‑metre catamaran Boca de Yuma sank.
- The Dominican Navy coordinated with civil defense, local vessels and residents to recover everyone, and all passengers were returned to the cruise ship.
- TUI says the excursion was run by an external provider and is cooperating with local authorities, offering support and compensation to affected guests.
- Preliminary information points to a malfunction inside the hull, with TUI also citing a possible collision with an object in the water; the official cause remains under investigation.
- No fatalities were reported, while accounts of injuries vary from none to minor bruises and shock, and authorities have not released passenger nationalities.