A man was indicted for allegedly making a bomb threat against a cruise ship.
Daquan Lamont Smith knowingly transmitted "a communication containing a true threat to injure the person of another, that is, passengers on a cruise ship" on Dec. 6, 2025, according to the indictment. The 20-year-old is a resident of Chicago, per a Sept. 8 news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida. The case was investigated by the FBI.
During a recorded call to the cruise, Smith said, "I’m on the cruise boat coming from Bahamas that left two days ago, and I’m letting you guys know now I have a bomb on the boat and I want to blow it up," the indictment said.
Authorities did not name the cruise line and ship.
Smith was charged with interstate
transmission of a threat. He pleaded not guilty.
Attorneys listed for Smith did not immediately respond to a request for comment. He faces up to five years in federal prison if convicted, according to the release.
The news comes after a Michigan man was sentenced to eight months in prison in 2025 for making a false bomb threat against a cruise ship.
Nathan Diller is a consumer travel reporter for USA TODAY based in Nashville. You can reach him at ndiller@usatoday.com.
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