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US Embassy Warning on Tourists to Nassau

This from USA Today, June 16, 2026

"The US Embassy in Nassau warned American travelers to avoid jet ski rentals in the Bahamas following sexual assaults and accidents.

There is a "lack of enforcement of safety regulations in the Bahamas."

"Be wary of solicitations from operators, specifically in Nassau near the Cruise Port, Junkanoo Beach, Arawak Cay, and the islands east of Paradise Island.

Also a similar warning about "swimming risks related to jet skis and boating and beach safety. The Agency detailed the sexual assault reports and concerns over potentially unlicensed or uninsured operators, or those who ignore weather warnings and still take people out."

(Originally posted September 16, 2025)

Adolpha Maritime Group Bahamas has begun a five-year project to renew the marine aids to navigation in Bahamas waters. Notices to Mariners attached describing aids that have already been restored.