U.S. Embassy Warns Americans of 7 Bahamas Jet Ski Assault Reports Since 2024
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Updated · Newsweek · Jun 15
U.S. Embassy Warns Americans of 7 Bahamas Jet Ski Assault Reports Since 2024
3 articles · Updated · Newsweek · Jun 15
Summary
Seven U.S. citizen women have reported sexual assaults by Bahamas jet ski operators since 2024, prompting a fresh U.S. Embassy security alert focused on Nassau and Paradise Island.
The embassy said some operators lure women onto rides and take them to isolated islands, while weak safety-rule enforcement leaves tourists exposed to unlicensed, uninsured and potentially unsafe watercraft.
U.S. government employees are barred from renting or using jet skis on New Providence and Paradise islands, and travelers were urged to check weather and marine alerts before water activities.
The Bahamas remains under a Level 2 U.S. travel advisory, with the new alert reviving concerns first flagged in a similar embassy warning issued in April 2025.