Event Brief
US embassy warns Americans to avoid jet ski rentals
Filed: Jun 16, 2026 at 3:03 PM ET
Summary: The US Embassy in the Bahamas warned Americans to avoid jet ski rentals due to deaths, injuries, and reported sexual assaults.
WHO: U.S. Embassy in the Bahamas
WHAT: Issued a travel warning urging Americans to avoid jet ski rentals operated by unlicensed, uninsured, unsafe watercraft operators.
WHEN: Jun 16, 2026 at 2:45 PM ET
WHERE: Bahamas
WHY: Rogue operators were soliciting tourists and were linked to deaths, injuries, and reported sexual assaults, with law enforcement oversight described as sporadic.
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