Passenger Ships - People Overboard Statistics

Source: Cruise Junkie dot com

Cruise and Ferry Passengers and Crew Overboard

1995 - 2011

Below is a comprehensive list of known cases of persons falling or jumping overboard since 1995. All accounts (unless indicated) were reported in a media source or (in several cases) reported in private correspondence.

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Summary (# of persons) -- 2000 - 2010

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Total

Carnival Corp

Carnival

2 1 3 4 6 5 7 2 8 3 1 42

Costa 1 1 1 3 1 2 9

Cunard 1 1 1 1 4

Holland America

2 1 1 1 1 6

Ocean Village

1 1

P&O 1 1

P&O Australia

1 1 1 3

Princess 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 9

Seabourn 1 1

Crystal 1 2 3

RCCL

Celebrity

1 1 1 1 1 3 8

RCI 3 1 2 3 3 4 1 2 3 2 24

NCL (Star)

1 2 1 1 2 2 1 3 1 14

Silversea 1 1 2

Other 2 2 1 1 6 8 3 5 6 3 37

Total 9 5 4 9 12 16 22 20 10 25 19 13 164

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Cruise Passengers Overboard- Date 01/07/2011 Page 1 of 42

Date Ship Cruise Line

Incident Disposition

2011 (13 incidents; 13 persons)

June 20 Norwegian Spirit Norwegian Cruise Line

USA Today reports a passenger sailing out of New Orleans late Sunday was rescued after plunging from the vessel into the water. In a brief statement sent to USA TODAY, Norwegian Cruise Line says the incident occurred at approximately 8 p.m. local time as the 2,018-passenger Norwegian Spirit was traveling down the Mississippi River toward the Gulf of Mexico. The vessel had just begun a seven-night voyage to the Western Caribbean three hours earlier. "The ship immediately deployed its rescue boat; the guest was recovered and returned safely back to the ship," the line says. Norwegian Cruise Line didn't say how the unidentified male passenger went overboard but indicated that he was injured in the plunge. "The medical team onboard attended to his injuries and arrangements were made to disembark the guest for further treatment," the statement says.

Overboard - rescued alive

May 27 Ruby Princess Princess Cruises

From a reader: On Friday, May 27, 2011, early in the morning at about 2:15 a.m., the Ruby Princess was sailing from Athens to Venice. At about that time, the Captain came across the speaker stating that there was a man overboard and that the ship would be turning around to try to save him. After about an hour and 45 minutes, the Captain announced that they located the man and had saved him. The sea water was about 68 degrees and we heard the man was a crew member (cook) who had jumped.

Crew member

overboard (rescued)

May 22 Eclipse Celebrity Cruises

The Daily Mail reports a 31 year old Filipini crew member was seen on CCTV climbing over a railing and jumping from the ship at around 10.15pm on Friday. The ship was eight miles north of the French port of Cherbourg when the incident happened. The vessel was immediately turned around and headed back towards the spot from where the man had jumped. Colleagues alerted the French coastguard but no trace of him was found during an overnight search. Emergency workers called off the search-and-rescue mission yesterday. The ship

Crew member

overboard

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was returning from a 14-night Italian Mediterranean cruise that left Southampton on May 7.

May 4 Millennium Celebrity Cruises

The Associated Press reports a 63 year old woman went missing from the cruise ship between Cabo and San Diego. Her absence was realized when the ship prepared to disembark in San Diego and she could not be found. The company subsequently said according to surveillance video the woman was seen jumping overboard. A search by the US Coast Guard was not fruitful.

Passenger overboard

May 4 Costa Concordia Costa Cruises

French media report a 30 year old Russian male passenger went missing from the ship in the Mediterranean near Toulon. The ship was transitting between Barcelona and Savona when the man disappeared Monday (May 2) night. A search was undertaken but with no results.

Passeger overboard

April 21 Unknown Thomson Cruises

The Press Association of the UK reports a 63-year-old man has gone missing while on a cruise ship holiday in Egypt. A Thames Valley Police spokesman said officers are becoming increasingly concerned for the welfare of John Halford, of Greenleys, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire. Mr Halford left Luton Airport on March 31 to join the Thomson cruise but when it finished in Sharm El Sheikh on April 7, he was not on board. It is thought he went missing some time between 11.45pm on April 6 and 7.30am on April 7.

Pax missing

March 24 Disney Wonder Disney Cruise Line

From a crew member: Two days ago one of the youth activities counselors apparently went over board. It was at 3 am. They are still searching the ship without any news about her. The disappearance was subsequently reported by News in Orlando. They report the crew member is believed to have gone missing Tuesday from the cruise ship, which is in the middle of a 7-day cruise. On Tuesday the ship was at sea. UPDATE: BBC News reports the 24 year old woman's parents theard from her the day befoe she went missing. They say "She sent me a message on the Monday and she was going to ring me on the Tuesday, and that's when she

Crew member

overboard


disappeared."

March 22 Constellation Celebrity Cruises

Cruise Law News reports Indian crew member Anthony Rodriguez went overboard on March 10, 2011. Mr. Fernandes was a 19 year employee of the cruise line. His family members in Mumbai were not notified for two days and were not given an explanation for him going overboard.

Crew member

overboard

March 15 Carnival Miracle Carnival Cruise Lines

Media in Curacao report a 47 year old Filipino crew member went missing between Aruba and Curacao.

Crew member missing

February 20 Grandeur of the Seas Royal Caribbean International

There have been several reports of a person overboard. Two media sources (here and here) have accounts of an Indonsian crew member overboard, although a reader indicates a Code Oscar was called because a passenger went overboard. In any case, the common theme is that a person disappeared from the ship while it was off the coast of Aruba on February 18, and details have not been given by the cruise line.

Crew member

overboard

February 7 Ship unknown Tallink-Sija Line

The Baltic Times reports a Latvian man who fell overboard while travelling on a Tallink cruise liner from Stockholm to Riga has still not been found, rescue workers say. The man fell overboard at appoximately 2:45 in the morning. A search involving numerous boats and helicopters ensued, but rescuers were unable to locate the man by the time the search was called off at about 8 am. Medics say it is unlikely that the man would be able to survive for more than a few minutes in the frigid waters.

Pax overboard

January 5 Liberty of the Seas Royal Caribbean International

News 7 in Belize reports a 21 year old man either jumped or fell to his death from the 12th. level of the ship. His family noticed that he was missing around 9:00 this morning and when he couldn't be found on the ship the crew reviewed video from the security cameras. That showed him jumping - or falling - from the twelfth deck of the ship at 3:25 am. The deck is over a hundred feet above the sea. It is estimated to have happened 6 miles west off Maaga Caye Lighthouse at Turneffe Island - which is out in the blue where the depth of the sea is in the hundreds of feet. That's still in Belizean waters and today

Pax overboard


the Belize Coast Guard and Belize Port Authority carried out searches but up to late this evening they hadn't found anything.

January 4 Costa Atlantica Costa Cruises

The Sun Sentinel reports a cruise ship worker who drowned at Port Everglades earlier this week committed suicide, according to the Broward Sheriff's Office. Ramakrishan Balasubramanian, 25, of India, was found unresponsive in the water along the left side of the docked Costa Atlantica at about 8 p.m. Sunday. He was an assistant waiter on the ship. A uniform keeper on the ship told police he was on the third deck when he heard a splashing noise. He said he looked over the rail, saw Balasubramanian in the water, and threw a floatable life ring. Balasubramanian seemed unable to put on the floatation device, the uniform keeper said, according to the report. Coast Guard rescuers arrived soon after and found Balasubramanian face down in the water. He was rushed to Broward General Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. Balasubramanian was the subject of an internal investigation following an allegation he had sexually harassed someone.

Crew overboard ?Suicide?


December 23

Sea Princess Princess Cruises

Metro News (UK) reports a 50-year-old woman went overboard from the balcony of her cabin while the ship was sailing between Curaçao and Grand Turk islands. The ship turned around to comb the area and a search plane was launched but both drew a blank. The woman was reported missing by her husband on the fifth day of their two-week Christmas trip. Princess Cruises published a statement which said: 'The ship was alerted by her husband, who had discovered her missing from their cabin, and our missing persons routine was immediately begun to account for all passengers onboard. 'A review of CCTV footage confirms that the passenger went over the side of the ship from a balcony cabin.' The ship is currently on a two week cruise from Barbados. The ship was on the fifth day of the sailing, which is scheduled to conclude on December 27.

Pax overboard

December Orchestra Brazilian media report a 19 year old male


22 MSC Cruises passenger fell from 14th floor around 4AM today while the ship was anchored at Ilhabela, in the coast of the state of Sao Paulo. Apparently the man was talking with friends near the disco, when he seated on the rail and fell backwards. Friends threw floaters, but he did not answer. After the rescue he was brought to hospital to be declared dead. The man was the only son of a couple too shocked to give statements (they were not on the ship). He was himself a rescuer and studied biomedicine at an university in Curitiba, the capital of the state of Parana, Brazil.

Fall overboard

October 13 Carnival Splendor Carnival Cruise Lines

John Heald's Blog reports a crew member was seen jumping overboard at 1AM. A search was undertaken, but he was not found.

Crew member

overboard

October 12 Balmoral Fred Olsen Cruises

BBC reports a 79-year-old British man was reported missing about 45 miles (72km) south of The Lizard in Cornwall. An air and sea search involving British and French coastguards and warships was called off on Monday evening. Officers from Kent Police boarded the ship when she berthed at Dover. The man was, who has not been named, was on a three-week cruise in the Adriatic.

Passenger missing

October 5 Mirage I Yesh Shipping

Cyprus Mail reports the search for an Israeli cruise ship passenger who fell overboard off the coast of Cyprus has been halted after eighteen hours without a trace of the 26-year-old man. The Israeli, who reportedly suffered from depression, was travelling from Haifa to Limassol. Yesh spokesman Ronan Kaplan said that at 1am on Monday, when the ship was around 180 miles south of Cyprus the crew received a message from the Israeli police that one of the passengers was planning to commit suicide after his father found a suicide note. “From that moment the man was announced as a missing person, the ship’s crew halted all leisure activities, searched the ship and paged the passenger” Kaplan told the Jerusalem post. The ship then retraced its course to search for the man and by 3am a full scale search and rescue operation.

Passenger overboard (suicide)

September 26

Macau Success Success Cruises

Agence France Presse reports a 47-year-old man from mainland China will appear


in a Hong Kong court Monday on a charge of murder over the death of a woman who last week fell from a cruise ship. The man was arrested Friday after the 43-year-old woman fell into the sea off Waglan Island, near the eastern edge of Hong Kong's territory, a special autonomous region in southern China. A Hong Kong newspaper reported Saturday that the woman was pulled unconscious from the water 50 minutes after she was pushed overboard from the casino ship. The woman was pronounced dead by rescuers and marine police arrested her 47-year-old husband on board the Macau Success for questioning, the South China Morning Post reported. The ship is one of several passenger ships that ferry gamblers from Hong Kong into international waters, beyond the jurisdiction of city's strict controls on gambling.

Passenger pushed

overboard

September 21

SuperStar Aquarius Star Cruises

AOL Travel reports A 51-year-old Chinese man jumped to his death after apparently losing more than $386,000 in the casino. The 1,500-passenger ship was on its way back to Hong Kong after a two-day party cruise when the incident occurred, according to local news reports. Xu was seen betting at a gaming table after dinner, and remained at the table until 8 a.m., according to other passengers. After the big losses, he reportedly wandered around the top deck of the 13-deck ship for about an hour before taking his fatal leap. A spokesman for Star Cruises says the captain was alerted someone had fallen into the sea, stopped the ship and called in rescue teams. The man's body was retrieved. Police ruled out foul play.

Passenger overboard -

body recovered

September 18

Celebrity Solstice Celebrity Cruises

From a reader: The story on the cruise that I was on goes like this: On early Friday morning around 130 am a person fell overboard from the 5th floor. It took them about an hour to locate and rescue the person who was alive(amazing). He was fighting and very belligerent when he was rescued. They put the person in handcuffs and he was taking off the ship in the next port of sail which was Roatan Honduras. The gentleman of approximately 65 years of age had an arguement with his wife at an 80's party being held in the Sky Lounge near the


bow. At about 1:30am on deck 5 starboard he removed most of his clothing and dove off the deck. Fast acting crew members threw a flashing buoy overboard immediately to mark his location and the man-overboard call was made. The Captain was summoned and many of us heard the code "Oscar, Oscar" Apparently 2-zodiacs were launched the second after some issues with the first....of this I am not certain. Upon reaching the very lucking gentleman he did not wish to be rescued and when pulled on board the zodiac became beligerant and hence was cuffed. We were told he was removed from the ship in Roatan. Yesterday in the afternoon, on our last day at sea, the Captain came on the loudspeaker and thanked his hard working crew for their efforts for the rescue. My husband recorded a You Tube video of him being rescued. There are photos here.

Passenger rescued alive

July 25 Carnival Liberty Carnival Cruise Lines

A poster at Cruise Critic reports while pulling into Half Moon Cay a man went overboard. Speculation there was a couple fighting badly in the casino last night and he jumped. Felt like forever to get him but we think we saw movement after they got him on the lifeboat. A subsequent post gives more details: So here is what I know. I was walking down the hall to my room when I heard "bravo bravo starboard side". Within seconds I got to my door and could here the other people in our party out on the deck with raised voices. I ran outside to find that they saw the man actually fall below. They had heard people start to scream and they looked over the balcony to see him falling from what they could tell right around the lifeboats. He stayed submerged for what felt like was 30 seconds or so. Someone did manage to throw out a ring and it appeared he had it but we later realized he didn't. I think he tried swimming and fighting the ocean for awhile...and he completely went out of sight...he then reappeared floating on his back. The crew did an excellent job...but it was very scary. When the lifeboat finally reached him they struggled to get him on the lifeboat but they got him in. When the lifeboat came around and we could see inside they were not performing CPR so

Crew member

overboard - Rescued

alive


we assumed he was awake. We have heard around the ship that he is alive. Somebody on the ship said it was a band member who got into an argument in the casino....not sure about all the details. The whole ordeal probably took about five to ten minutes. Whatever the reason ..I hope he is okay.

May 25 Oasis of the Seas Royal Caribbean International

Fox News reports the U.S. Coast Guard was searching today for a crewmember who went overboard. Dillon Roache, 45, of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, was reported missing Monday and was later confirmed to have gone overboard as the ship made its way from Nassau, Bahamas, to St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. The ship retraced the ship’s route to search for Roache but were unable to find him. The ship handed over the search efforts Tuesday morning and continued with a modified itinerary.

Crew member

overboard

May 5 Explorer of the Seas Royal Caribbean International

From a reader: A family member on the ship told me last evening (5/5)that the ship's captain informed all passengers through an announcement that a crew member had climbed over a railing and jumped at 8:15 PM (local time). They circled for approximately 2 hours with all available ship personnel assisting in search. No passengers were allowed outside during this time. At approximately 12:23 AM this morning (eastern standard time) the ship headed back to its last port of call (San Juan) in an effort to locate missing crew person. The missing crew member is 27 years old. The ship will apparently return to Bayonne, NJ more than six hours late on Saturday. Passengers on the next sailing are advised to not arrive at the cruise terminal earlier than 7:30PM.

Crew member

overboard

May 3 Pride of America Norwegian Cruise Line America

The Honolulu Advertiser reports a crewman fell overboard yesterday morning about 13 hours after the cruise ship left Honolulu Harbor and was quickly picked up by crew members in a rescue boat.

Crew overboard (rescued

alive)

April 29 Sovereign Pullmantur Cruises

From a reader: A Russian man, 54 years old, went overboard from the ship Sovereign after it left from Civitavecchia harbour. A search was immediatly undertaken with 11 patrol boats and

Person overboard


airplanes. The man was found dead from a patrol boat out of Livorno sea. From Italian paper "Il Tirreno".

April 21 Carnival Legend Carnival Cruise Lines

From a reader: On Wednesday the 21st when we were just about to leave Cozumel, a man jumped overboard. He was rescued and then taken into custody by the Mexican police. This was observed by many and I have a picture of the police boat. Later in the week we were told by a crew member that the man's new bride (the couple were on their honeymoon) was found in their stateroom beaten and unconcious. We were all very startled by the events.

Pax overboard (rescued)

March 22 Radiance of the Seas Royal Caribbean International

According to the cruise community site Cruise Line Fans, a "man overboard" was reported at 8:00 p.m. last night from the ship. Here is the account:"At about 8pm last night the call was heard OSCAR! OSCAR! OSCAR! PORT SIDE! The ship shook as it slowed done and turned around. Flashing buoy rings could be seen in the distance. The rescue boats was quickly launched. Within 20 minutes CPR was being conducted on a man being brought back onboard." According to the website, the man was pronounced dead an hour later; he was a crew member who the website says "apparently purposely went overboard," however this is conjecture and may not be the case.

Person (crew)

overboard

March 2 Costa Serena Costa Cruises

A reader reports there was a person overboard on the ship on Saturday while in the Atlantic between the Canary Islands and Malaga. The news was confirmed by the Company; the man overboard is a 34 year old French man.

Person overboard

February 26 Rotterdam Holland America Line

A reader provided the following report: Around 10 A.M. this morning, morning while breakfast was going on, one guest, supposedly of cabin 1905, jumped from the outside deck. The jump was apparently witnessed as there was an immediate man overboard call and the ship manouvered quickly and then anchored and a search happened. The ship staff searched for hours, and then about 5 pm, they recovered the man's body. The ship has been under code red for 6 days for norovirus and the staff was already under huge stress.

Passenger overboard


February 21 Pacific Venus Japan Cruise Line

The Honolulu Advertiser reports the U.S. Coast Guard will resume searching for a crew member who went overboard Saturday when the ship was south of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. The ship, on its way back to Japan, reported the 24-year-old crew member went overboard at 2 p.m. Saturday. The cruise ship was about 300 miles southwest of Midway Atoll in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands when it first reported the crew member missing.

Crew member missing

January 7 Norwegian Jade Norwegian Cruise Line

A reader reports a man went overboard. Discussions with crew indicated he was wearing a life jacket. He was apparently rescued and then put off the ship in Turkey. I personally heard the operation bright star called out about 30 minutes before sunset, and saw the ship come to a stop. I then saw rescue boats in the water. It was announced by the cruise director at the show that night that the man was "rescued and re-united with his family". From another reader: I will confirm that there was a passenger overboard, off the coast of Egypt. The ship changed course to locate and rescue him, and lucky for him they were quick about it, as darkness was falling. We heard unofficially that he jumped with a life jacket, and officially that he was rescued alive. From the jumper: This is seriously from the man overboard that day. I'm writing to you cuz some of what was posted isn't correct. January 9th 2010 close to sunset shortly after awaking from a nap I jumped from the 11th floor with my life vest on. Reason for jumping..... well that's between me and my family. I was told the rescue took 30min. I was then deported off the ship in Egypt to another hospital. Only injuries i had where bruised legs and a cramped neck for a week. Thankful for being alive. Although i now owe ncl 5,565,000 for jumping not even including the 1,300.00 stay at the ic on ship.

Rescued alive


December 31

Monarch of the Seas Royal Caribbean International

Florida Today reports the Coast Guard is searching for a 23-year-old woman (the wife of an employee who had been hired by RCI but had not yet begun work) who reportedly went overboard near the


Bahamas about 4 a.m. today. She went overboard from the 12th deck of the ship near Nassau, Bahamas. The ship is scheduled to return to Port Canaveral on Saturday. According to RCCL, The guest was last seen at 3:45 a.m. At that time, the ship was sailing from Nassau to Coco Cay, Bahamas. As soon as the guest was reported missing, various public announcements were made onboard and a complete search of the ship, as well of CocoCay, was initiated. Shipboard closed-circuit camera footage captured the guest going overboard on deck 11, portside at approximately 4:11 a.m. Government officials have reviewed the footage and determined that the guest jumped overboard. UPDATE: Times of India reports the woman's family has submitted a written complaint to police alleging that she had been physically and mentally tortured for dowry by her husband and in-laws. She was reported missing at 12:15AM by her husband, a manager onboard the ship. January 3: Press Trust of India reports police today lodged an FIR against the husband, his parents and his sister for dowry harassment, beating and criminal breach of trust.

Pax overboard

December 11

Majesty of the Seas Royal Caribbean International

The Miami Herald reports the Coast Guard found a man who was missing at sea for about two hours after falling off the ship near Biscayne Bay on Friday morning -- at about 4:30 AM the ship issued a distress call stating crewmember Robert Mado, 31 (an assistant purser), had gone overboard about five miles off the Fowey Rocks. Two hours later, authorities found Mado alive, but his health condition remains unknown. The ship was on its way to Miami from Key West.

Crew member overboard - rescued alive

November 29

Coral Princess Princess Cruises

Associated Press reports Colombian maritime authorities searched Sunday for an Italian chef believed to have gone overboard from the ship while off Colombia's Caribbean coast. The 31 year old man was last seen in the galley at about 8:15 p.m. on Nov. 25 while he was working the dinner shift while the ship was sailing between Aruba and Cartagena, Colombia. His family was alerted Thursday that he had been reported missing and that a life preserver was also

Crew member


missing, with its nighttime illumination flares torn off and left aboard the ship. His sister said, "He surely didn't jump off. It wasn't suicide. We think there was an accident or a homicide." The ship left Miami on Nov. 23 and is currently en route from Panama to Acapulco, Mexico; it is due to dock in Los Angeles on Dec. 7, at which point the FBI is expected to join the investigation.

missing

November 22

Tallink Victoria Tallink

Uutiset (Finland) reports a search and rescue operation for a man who fell off the ship off the coast of Hanko was called off Sunday morning. The man is now presumed drowned. Authorities said they did everything they could to find him, but to no avail. The ship was en route from Tallinn to Stockholm via Mariehamn. The man went overboard before ten p.m. on Saturday night. Nearby cargo vessels and three cruise ships joined Coast Guard helicopters and boats in the search for the man. "After hours of searching, the civilian vessels returned to their routes while the Coast Guard continued until four a.m. Generally, hypothermia sets in between half an hour to an hour if the water is six or seven degrees Celsius.

Overrboard - Missing

November 22

Silver Shadow Silversea Cruises

The Miami Herald reports a Coast Guard helicopter crew rescued Ronald Shulman, 62, who went overboard the cruise ship around 3 a.m. Sunday morning. He was found swimming 20 miles southeast of Government Cut (near Miami) around 7:45 a.m. It is not known how Shulman, who was traveling alone, went overboard. Cruise operators noticed Shulman was missing and contacted the Coast Guard. A crew from Air Station Miami recovered the man, lowering a rescue swimmer from a helicopter. Shulman was back on the cruise ship Sunday morning, with a touch of hypothermia from his long night in the water, according to a Coast Guard spokeswoman.

Overbroard - Rescued alive

November 6 Solstice Celebrity Cruises

From a passenger: I'm a passenger on Celebrity Solstice between Santorini and Naples. At 9PM local time tonight, a female passenger jumped purposefully from Deck 14. She has been identified by the crew but the name not released. The coast guard are conducting a search but


she has not been found as yet. UPDATE November 7: Solstice searched in the darkness with spotlights for 10 hours assisted by at least one more cruise ship as well as at least one coast guard boat and an aircraft. Flares were deployed as well, but to no avail. She was not found. We continued on toward Naples and will ariive about an hour late.

Pax overboard

September 23

Sapphire Princess Princess Cruises

Vancouver Sun reports a search is underway for a 67-year-old American woman who boarded the ship in Alaska on Sunday but never got off in Vancouver when the ship docked at Canada Place on Wednesday morning. Crew members checked the woman's cabin where they found all her belongings. Rescue crews in three helicopters immediately started searching the waters between Comox and Vancouver on Wednesday, while Vancouver police have boarded the ship at Canada Place. It's not clear where the woman may have gone overboard or how long the search will take. UPDATE: Subsequent reports indicate the woman jumped overboard at 6:08 AM Tuesday morning based on video surveillance equipment. The ship was more than 200 miles south of Ketchikan. Earlier, the cruise line had said she went overboard Monday evening around 6 p.m. near Ketchikan, in southeast Alaska, and the Coast Guard had been searching in that area for two days.

Missing Pax (suicide)

September 17

Costa Atlantica Costa Crociere

Il Messaggero reports on November 5 that a 28 year old man, a second engineer, disappeared from the ship while enroute to Barcelona. His body was found the next day at dawn. "His death is a tragedy but it is also a mystery. He had just been promoted, was happy, the family rules out suicide. But how is it possible that an experienced sailor from falling into the sea from his ship and drown? A mystery for all, a tragedy for the parents and friends. And mysteries and tragedies of the cruise ships they could tell many, too many."

Officer overboard

September 3 Sensation Carnival Cruise Lines

WPTV West Pam Beach reports a 34-year old male passenger who went overboard has been rescued overnight by a nearby Disney cruise vessel. A mayday emergency signal was issued at about


11:30 PM. last night, asking for help from any boat or ship that could help try and locate the missing passenger. The Disney Wonder located the man at about 12:40 AM. The U.S. Coast Guard says the rescue took place approximately 28 nautical milies (32.4 miles) off the Port St. Lucie shoreline. Both cruise vessels were on journeys between Port Canaveral and The Bahamas. It is unclear if the passenger was injured and required any immediate medical attention. It is also unknown how the man went off the Carnival ship. The Sun Sentinel subsequently reports the jumper could be heard arguing with a woman on the final night of the cruise. "He threatened to jump, and she said, 'Go ahead,' and he did," said a fellow passenger. "Then we heard the man screaming, 'Help! Help!'" The Coast Guard sent out a helicopter and two boats, and the Sensation launched its own search. But it's attempts made little headway. According to passengers, the crew launched a rescue boat, but its sailors forgot to untie it from the cruise ship; the rescue boat tipped, filled with water, and never joined the search. A second rescue boat never launched, despite complaints of passengers. The ship's search lights were weak and crew members aimed flashlights at the water. For over an hour he was screaming for help and passengers shouted at him to hold on.

Passenger overboard - rescued

August 3 Zaandam Holland America Line

Anchorage Daily News reports a 45-year-old woman has gone missing, presumed overboard, between Douglas Island and Glacier Bay National Park. The last known sighting of the woman was about 12:30 a.m., when she ordered room service while the ship was near Douglas Island. She was reported missing by a friend about 9 a.m., after the ship was already in the park. In a statement released Monday, Holland America said the ship's crew conducted a thorough search and was unable to find the woman, whose family has been notified of her disappearance. The ship sailed from Seattle Friday bound for Alaska on a seven-day cruise and departed Juneau bound for Glacier Bay on Sunday. The Coast Guard deployed an

Pax Overboard


MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter from Sitka and diverted the patrol boats Long Island and Liberty and launched two rescue boats from Station Juneau. The Civil Air Patrol is also assisting the search with two aircraft and the park service is combing the shoreline with multiple vessels, the Coast Guard said. They are focusing their search on Stephens Passage, Lynn Canal and Icy Strait. The water temperature in the area is about 57 degrees. UPDATE: About 4:30 p.m. a helicopter found a body washed up on the west side of Douglas Island. The tide had apparently carried the body to shore and left it high on the beach as it receded. The body was taken to Juneau to be positively identified.

July 18 Costa Classica Costa Crociere

Earth Times reports a Hong Kong mother and son disappeared while traveling between Hong Kong and Taijin, China. The pair were reported missing July 7. They apparently went missing the fourth day of the cruise while the ship was visiting ports in Japan. A source quoted in the Hong Kong Standard newspaper said three letters were found in their cabin outlining how their assets should be distributed in the event of their deaths. Investigators also found several plates of fruit indicating the pair might have conducted a ceremony.

Missing Pax

June 23 Ocean Village Ocean Village Cruise Holidays>

A poster at Cruise Critic reports a crew member fell to his death in Palma on Tuesday, round about lunchtime. We heard the call Man Overboard, Muster, but as it was called out in a low key tone we thought nothing more of it. But then some of us went up to top deck and leaned over the balcony and watched as the tender came in with what looked like a model in the back. We thought it was a practice but a passenger stated (having been told by someone) that it was indeed for real, that a workman had fallen from the ship and wasn't breathing. We saw the medics on board the tender, taking photos and feeling his limbs, then were all moved away from the railing. The Majorca Daily Bulletin says the body of the 42 year old Indian man was 42 was spotted floating in the sea at about midday.

Crewmember overboard

June 16 Carnival Holiday CNN reports a search is underway for a


Carnival Cruise Lines

passenger (50 year old woman) who apparently disappeared from a cruise ship in the Gulf of Mexico. The ship, which sailed from Mobile, Alabama, was stopped about a third of the way to Cozumel, Mexico, and passengers were told to return to their cabins for a head count. A U.S. Coast Guard spokesman said the count was initiated because a crew member had heard a loud splash near the vessel. The ship appeared to be circling in Gulf waters Tuesday. Passengers were told in an audio message Tuesday that the ship would proceed to Cozumel when the Coast Guard released it, but the ship's arrival to the Mexican city would be delayed. The passenger is believed to have fallen about 10:30 p.m. CT Monday, and boats were launched from the cruise ship to search nearby waters. The FBI said its violent crimes unit is investigating Vilborg's disappearance. FBI Agent Tim White said agents are looking at every possible angle. UPDATE: See follow-up article quoting woman's husband here.

Person overboard

June 15 Carnival Inspiration Carnival Cruise Lines

Sun Coast News reports crewmembers from a pilot vessel rescued a 46 year old man clinging to a buoy at about 6:50 a.m., about one mile southeast of Mullet Key, in Fort Desoto, in St. Petersburg. He went overboard at 4AM when he slipped after climbing up on a railing to get a better view of the pilot boat. The ship was returning from a four-day cruise.

Person overboard - rescued

May 25 Carnival Fantasy Carnival Cruise Lines

WWL News reports the Coast Guard is searching for an 18 year old man who "fell" overboard (some sources say he jumped) from a cruise ship Sunday at around 9:45 p.m., about 150 miles southwest of Tampa. The ship left port in New Orleans and was en-route to Key West when the incident occurred. A search-and-rescue mission was launched by the Coast Guard out of Miami, but the man has not been found.

Passenger overboard

May 18 P&O Express P&O Ferries

The BBC reports a man with a psychiatric condition was seen jumping from the Larne to Troon ferry on Sunday evening. The boat, which was travelling at about 30 knots, turned around to look for him. It launched its onboard fast rescue craft and a helicopter from Prestwick and a RNLI



lifeboat from Girvan joined the search. The man was winched to safety and taken to hospital after the vessel docked at Troon.

April 18 Norwegian Sky Norwegian Cruise Line

The Miami Herald reports the Coast Guard is searching early Saturday for a 39-year-old man who went overboard the cruise ship Norwegian Sky around 3 a.m. about 60 miles north of the Nassau, Bahamas. The ship left Miami for a three-day cruise, and was headed to its first port of call, Nassau. The name of the passenger was not released. Fellow passengers saw him go overboard. Also assisting in the search were The Royal Bahamas Defense Force, the Royal Caribbean Monarch of the Seas cruise ship crew, the Norwegian Pearl cruise ship crew and Disney cruise line smallboat crews. The search was called off at nightfall.

Passenger overboard

April 14 Super Star Virgo Star Cruises

The Star/Asia News reports from George Town, Malaysia, that a 49-year-old man went missing while his wife was rescued after they accidentally fell from a cruise ship about 15 nautical miles south of Pulau Kendi. The woman and her husband fell about 20m into the sea at 10am yesterday. Investigatoirs are trying to determine how they fell from the ship, which was from Singapore.

2 passengers overboard - one rescued

March 5 Carnival Splendor Carnival Cruise Lines

Cruise Critic reports a 63 year old male passenger was reported missing by his wife while the ship was off the coast of Chile as part of an 18-day South America voyage. The guest’s wife notified shipboard personnel at 9:30 a.m. this morning after she found a note that suggested a planned suicide. The missing guest was last seen at approximately 4:30 a.m. The ship’s command immediately began a vessel-wide search for the individual and returned the vessel back to the area where the guest was last seen. All appropriate authorities were notified. The Carnival Splendor departed Santiago (Valparaiso), Chile, March 3 on an 18-day South America cruise that ends in San Francisco March 21.

Passenger overboard

January 16 Paradise Carnival Cruise Lines

An elderly couple (aged 90 and 79) were reported missing, and cruise officials say they likely went overboard before the ship

Passengers overboard


docked in Long Beach. Carnival says the couple's cabin door was double locked from the inside with a "do not disturb" sign on the handle. The couple's personal belongings remained inside the cabin and the door leading from the cabin to the balcony was unlocked.

January 13 Pacific Dawn P&O Australia

The Sydney Morning Herald reports that a 22 year old man has been rescued after jumping from the ship when it was 20 miles off Vila, Vanuatu at about 5am. The man, who had been in a restricted area, was seen by a staff member who raised the alarm. A life buoy and smoke flares were deployed. He was rescued within 45 minutes. A P&O spokesman said the ship "was travelling at half-speed, about 12 knots, and able to stop and then use the bow thrusters to turn around, without having to do a Williamson manoeuvre [which would have required the ship to complete a circular loop to turn around].''Some reports say the man was drunk following an all night party.


January 1 Sensation Carnival Cruise Lines

The United States Coast Guard received a report that an employee fell overboard approximately 20 miles off the coast of Vero Beach. Friends saw the 26 year old man from California fall around 82 feet below into the water at about 12:50AM, threw him a life ring and notified the Coast Guard. The Coast Guard has launched a helicopter unit to search for the man. The ship's docking in Port Canaveral was delayed until 9:30AM while it participated in the search. Carnival said in a statement that the man, a singer with a band that had performed on the top deck, was not on duty at the time and that six other crew members saw him fall. He was reportedly trying to take a picture when he went overboard.

Crew overboard


December 26

Norwegian Pearl Norwegian Cruise Line

Searchers from the U.S. Coast Guard joined the hunt Friday for a cruise ship passenger reported missing after employees of the Norwegian Pearl failed to find her. The search was centered about 15 miles east of Cancun, off the northeastern Mexico coast. The husband of 36-year-old Jennifer Feitz told cruise ship personnel about 3:50 a.m. that he

Person overboard


couldn't find her. When a thorough search didn't locate her, the Coast Guard got a call for help. "Initial reports indicate the guest may have gone overboard while the ship was at sea, east of Cancun," a spokeswoman for the Miami, Florida-based Norwegian Cruise Line said in a statement. Given her mental health history, media are assuming the disappearance is a suicide.

December 2 Pride of Rotterdam P&O Ferries

The BBC reports six lifeboats and two search and rescue helicopters are searching the sea off Norfolk for a man believed to have fallen overboard. The alarm was raised just before 0600 GMT by crew on the passenger ferry, which was on its way from the Dutch city to The Humber. The search is concentrating on a 60-mile area of sea from the east of Cromer to The Humber. The missing man is believed to be a ferry crew member.

Crew overboard

November 1 Magic 1 or Mirage (same ship)

The Cyprus Mail reports a search and rescue was launched off the west coast of Cyprus yesterday after authorities received reports that a 19 year old female crew member may have fallen overboard from a passing cruise ship. Paphos coastguard together with police and British bases helicopters spent from noon yesterday, when they received the report, until dusk searching the area in international waters some 33 nautical miles off the coast. No trace of the missing woman was found however. According to reports, the woman from Ukraine went missing from her cabin around 3am yesterday but it wasn’t until noon that Cypriot authorities were notified that she might have fallen overboard. A follow up story can be found here.

Person overboard

October 4 Ocean Village Ocean Village Holidays

Wales News reports A pensioner died after falling overboard while trying to find his relatives. Leighton George Carter was only two days into a cruise around the Adriatic sea when he tumbled from the 14th deck of the ship Ocean Village. Gwent Coroner’s Court in Newport, south Wales, heard the 71-year-old was probably leaning over the guard rail on the deck in an attempt to spot his two granddaughters and their partners on the deck below after they became separated

Fall overboard


from him and his wife Janet. The ship was docked at Dubrovnik in Croatia at the time of the incident. Although there were no witnesses to the fall, the inquest heard that the retired insulation engineer from the Malpas area of Newport was seen hurrying along the deck, looking agitated. During the fall, Mr Carter struck his head against one of the lifeboats slung on the slide of the ship. Dr Majid Rashid, a pathologist at the city’s Royal Gwent Hospital, carried out a post-mortem examination on Mr Carter’s body after it was repatriated and concluded he died as a result of a fractured skull and spine due to blunt trauma consistent with a fall.

May 11 Norwegian Dawn Norwegian Cruise Line

A 46 year old woman was reported to have fallen overboard from the ship at about 7:50 PM on a cruise from New York City to Bermuda. A search was called off because of bad weather. The cruise line asserted that video tapes show she was apparently trying to climb between balconies when she fell overboard near Atlantic City, NJ. Her family believes foul play was likely involved, which has been disputed by the cruise line.

Person Overboard

April 22 Carnival Victory Carnival Cruise Lines

A 44 year old man was reported missing by his wife. It is believed he fell overboard 40 miles northeast of Cozumel. A rescue crew from Clearwater's (Florida) Coast Guard Station are helping in the search. While the FBI says there was no foul play, family members disagree saying that man was not suicidal. He was apparently last seen in the ship's casino.

Person missing

March 9 Costa Mediterranea Costa Crociere

A 39-year-old woman who became angry with her boyfriend reportedly jumped off the ship early Sunday, prompting a search for her in the Florida Keys. The unnamed woman jumped overboard about 20 miles southeast of Key Largo about 1:18 AM.

Person overboard

February 18 Constellation Celebrity Cruises

A 28 year old Chnese crew member went missing as the ship approached Port Everglades (Fort Lauderdale). He had last been seen at 5AM and then did not show up for morning muster an hour later at 6AM. A search of the ship was undertaken but was unsuccessful. The Coast Guard wasnotified of the disappearance at 1:40PM.

Person missing


February 1 Carnival Glory Carnival Cruise Lines

NBC6 in Miami and Coast Guard News report that a 46 year old Indian crew member failed to show up for work at 6:30 AM and is presumed missing at sea. The crew searched the ship and reviewed security tapes before notifying the Coast Guard around 12:30 PM. The COast Guard search was unsuccessful. The ship was en route to Nassau, the last stop on a seven day cruise embarking at Port Canaveral and that included Belize City and Cozumel.

Person missing

January 15 Windstar Cruises

The company reported to the FBI that a non-US national crew member jumped off the ship while it was off the coast of Costa Rica.

Person overboard


December 1 Fantasy Carnival Cruise Lines

A 77 year old man from Hattiesburg, MS was discovered missing shortly after the ship docked at New Orleans at 4AM at the end of a 5 day cruise to Cozumel and Progresso.The man's room, which included a private balcony, was reported by the cruise line to have been locked from the inside and all of his belongings were left in his cabin. He had last been seen the previous evening at around 7PM when the ship was 28 miles from shore. The Coast Guard was notified at 10AM and a search undertaken of coastal waters. UPDATE: The Hattiesburg American reports the search was called off after a suicide note indicating the man was in poor health was found in his room.

Person missing

November 18

Discovery Sun Discovery Cruise Line

A 49-year-old woman who was reported missing had been last seen at about 9:30 PM. She was in the lounge with her husband when she left to go smoke and never returned.The Broward Sheriff's Office and Coast Guard began its search at about 10:30 PM. The casino ship returned to Fort Lauderdale at the end of its cruise later in the night. The woman's body subsequently washed ashore in Florida the following morning around 7:30AM.

Person missing

November 17

Carnival Victory Carnival Cruise Lines

A passenger has written to say that a crew member (a member of the entertainment staff) fell overboard this morning around 2:45AM. The ship reversed direction and he was rescued alive. He was taken to

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hospital when the ship returned to Miami, but he is not seriously injured (dehydration and hypothermia). The ship was on its way back to Miami from a seven day cruise of the Eastern Caribbean. This incident has also been picked up on Cruise Critic.

overboard --

Rescued

November 13

Island Adventure SeaEscape

The U.S. Coast Guard has launched a search for a crew member missing from the cruise ship. That missing crewman, identified as 44-year old Oliveiro Fernandez, is believed to have fallen overboard. He was reported missing after a crew check this morning, a search of the ship was fruitless. The crewman was last seen at 9:30 p.m.last night; the ship returned to Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale around 12:15 a.m. this morning.

Person missing

November 8 Red Funnel Ferries

A 42 year old man went missing from the Isle of Wight passenger ferry. He was the only on-foot passenger aboard the 11:30PM ferry between East Cowes and Southampton (a one hour trip). The man's disappearance became known after the ferry docked at Southhampton. His body was subsequently found in a search. It is unclear whether he fell overboard or intentionally jumped.

Person missing -- Body recovered

October 31 Costa Atlantica Costa Crociere

A man reported his 40-year-old wife missing overnight. An onboard search, and of surrounding waters, was unsuccessful. The Eastern Mediterranean cruise was between Santorini and Katakolon (Olympia), Greece. More details as they become available.

Person missing

September 30

Oceana P&O Cruises

A 67 year old woman died after going missing overboard on a 2 night cruise from Southampton to Zeebrugge return. Her husband reports that she was last seen at 5:45 AM; police were notified at 7AM. The ship was approaching Southampton when she went missing -- her body was recovered at Thyrne Channel in the Solent near Cowes (Isle of Wight). A subsequent coroner's inquest was unable to conclude a cause of the death -- it is left with an open verdict.

Person overboard -- Body recovered

July 5 Carnival Pride Carnival Cruise Lines

A 56-year-old man went missing from the Mexican Riviera cruise, July 1-8 (port calls at Puerto Vallarta, Mazatlan, and Cabo

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San Lucas). He was apparently last seen by his cabin mate at 1AM on July 4. His body was found off Puerto Vallarta on July 10. The FBI was notified and is investigating. The incident was made public July 16 after family members contacted Cruise Bruise. Carnival Cruise Lines says it is not normal practice for it to disclose such events to media unless specifically asked by a media source.

July 1 Carnival Liberty Carnival Cruise Lines

The Coast Guard was alerted around 11:45 p.m. that a 29 year old man, appearing intoxicated, had fallen overboard. The ship was 50 miles off the coast of Boca Raton, Florida. A helicopter and rescue boats were sent out and a Coast Guard boat pulled the man from the water alive around 12:30 a.m. Subsequent reports say the man had been drinking with his three buddies since the ship had left Fort Lauderdale at about 4 PM. The group left the casino area after 11 PM. to go outside, where the man climbed into a lifeboat -- "He took the ax and started to chop at the ropes." The ship's assistant chief of security came out to get him to stop. He started climbing toward the man and told him to get down. "Then he jumped into the water." He was rescued within an hour.

Jump overboard -- Rescued alive

July 1 Ecstasy Carnival Cruise Lines

An 18-year-old man died early Sunday after he jumped into the Gulf of Mexico. The had sailed out of Galveston for a five-day round-trip cruise to Cozumel, Mexico amd om day 2 "an 18-year-old male passenger was seen jumping overboard from one of the ships upper decks" about 7:35 a.m. Officials initiated a search and notified the U.S. Coast Guard. The passenger was recovered by the crew about a half-hour later and brought on board, where he was pronounced dead. He has not been identified. The ship is en route to Cozumel and is expected to arrive Monday morning. It is scheduled to return to Galveston on Thursday.

Jump overboard

June 23 Carnival Valor Carnival Cruise Lines

A passenger apparently fell overboard and was rescued alive. According to passenger accounts, sometime around 19:30 ET there were a couple of blasts from the ships horn. "Around 19:50 I noticed the ship leaning to one side and

Fall overboard -- Rescued


people were asking why. I walked up to the 10th deck and was asked by a crew member to go to the other side of the ship. People were gathering on that deck and there were at least 20 crew members with radios. I asked what was going on and someone said they thought it was a man overboard. I went and got my husband and we went to the 11th deck just as the cruise director announced there was a passenger overboard and we were in search and rescue mode. She also said the coast guard was en route. We also saw a freight liner in the distance with a search light. The ship had turned around and was almost stopped. From what we observed, around 9:00 pm, the Valor spotted the passenger and sent a life boat from the ship to retrieve him/her. We saw the person swim toward the boat, a preserver being thrown to him/her and then the person was pulled on board the lifeboat. About 5 minutes later the announcement was made that the passenger was rescued by the Valor staff." Some observed the man to have been intoxicated.

June 18 Freedom of the Seas Royal Caribbean Internationa

The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for a 24 year old man who apparently fell overboard somewhere between Exuma, Bahamas and San Salvador. The ship had left Miami Sunday en route to Puerto Rico when his family reported him missing at approximately 8:30 a.m. Monday. He had last been seen at approximately 1:45 a.m. Monday while he was resting in his stateroom balcony. The ship reversed its course in order to conduct a search along the track it sailed. and the Coast Guard is conducting an air search. A variety of onboard announcements and searches have been conducted; however, the young man has not been found. The ship returned to a revised itinerary on Tuesday.

Missing

June 16 Isle of Inishmore Irish Ferries

A man in his mid 30s was reported missing while the ship was travelling from Rosslare to Fishguard, at around 21:30 BST on Saturday. The incident is said to have happened 18.5 nautical miles west-north-west of St David's Head. A French warship and its helicopter, as well as other vessels in the area, took part in a search which was called off at around midnight.

Missing


June 7 Birka Paradise Birka Cruises

A Swedish newspaper reports a 20 year old Swedish man, sitting on a railing smoking a cigarette, lost his balance and fell overboard while the ship was docked at the port of Mariehamn on the Baltic island of Åland. Staff on the ship threw out a life ring but the rescue effort was hampered by the simultaneous departure of the Tallink Romantica. The current generated by the ship's propellers pushed the young man northwards. A diver who witnessed the events jumped in to the water and swam out to the man. The two men who suffered minor injuries were later picked up in a small boat.

Fall overboard -- Rescued

May 2 Star Flyte Australian Ferry

A 39 year old man fell from this high speed ferry into the Indian Ocean while returning from Rottnest Island to Perth (Western Australia) via Freemantle.. He fell overboard at approximately 4:20 PM, about 3.6 kilometers west of North Mole on the northern side of the mouth of the Swan River, police believe. Helicopters were unsuccessful in locating the man, but they did recover some clothing from the water.

Person Overboard

April 22 Le Bretagne Brittany Ferries

An air and sea search has been called off for a man missing from a ferry en route from Portsmouth (UK) to St Malo (France). The 22-year-old passenger from Erdington, Birmingham, is thought to have fallen overboard on Saturday. The man was last seen just after midnight on Saturday (April 21).

Missing

March 25 Grand Princess Princess Cruises

A 22-year-old man and a 20-year-old woman were rescued after "accidentally" going overboard from their cabin balcony. The two were reported to have gone overboard at 1:30 a.m. when Grand Princess was approximately 150 miles off the coast of Galveston. They were recovered after a four-hour search, one found at 5:30 a.m. and the other at 6 a.m.. The female returned to the US for medical attention; the male continued on the cruise. UPDATE MARCH 30: The Colorado Springs Gazette reports that the jumpers were both trained for water survival. The 22 year-old-male is an Air Force Academy cadet with extensive training in water survival, which includes how to leap into the water from a high dive

People Overboard -- Rescued Alive


platform and how to stay afloat by inflating clothing with air. The 20-year-old woman is a trained lifeguard. This has led some to speculate that their going overboard was a stunt designed to demonstrate (two days before Congressional hearings) that the cruise industry could effectively and competently save passengers who go overboard. Watch here for further updates. UPDATE APRIL 4: The Detroit News reports that a passenger snapped a picture of the couple right before they went overboard. The passenger said the couple, both of whom were on spring break, had been engaging in hanky-panky moments before their tumble. To make them aware that they were making out in full view of other people, [she]... tried to use her camera flash, but it failed to go off. Moments after stepping back inside her cabin to check the camera, she heard a crash, followed by someone shouting a woman's name ... she immediately notified ship officials of the accident and called back to tell them she could pinpoint the time when the couple fell.

March 16 Carnival Glory Carnival Cruise Lines

A 35 year old man was rescued approximately eight hours after jumping or falling overboard from the ship when it was 30 miles east of Fort Lauderdale. A witness said that the man, who was intoxicated, ran through a window and then fell 60 feet into the ocean -- it is not clear whether the window was open at the time. The ship was en route to Nassau and will arrive slightly behind schedule.

Person Overboard -- Rescued Alive

January 12 Harshavardhana Shipping Corp of India

According to Free Press Releases, a 30 year old man jumped overboard into the Bay of Bengal from a cruise-ferry between the Andaman Islands and Chennai (India). The man reportedly went alone to the upper deck and in frontof his co-passengers jumped off the ship into the sea.

Person overboard

2006 (22 incidents)

December 31

QE II Cunard Line

A 62-year-old female passenger from Germany, travelling with her husband on a 16 day Christmas / New Year's cruise from Southampton (London), was reported missing this morning while the vessel was traveling between Madeira and Southampton. A search of the ship and

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surrounding waters proved unsuccessful. The ship is due back to Southampton January 2.

December 17

Enchantment of the Seas Royal Caribbean Internationa

A half dozen passengers have independently reported that an older male passenger was pulled out of the water after going overboard while the ship sailed from Cozumel toward its return to Fort Lauderdale. Reports indicate the man did not survive. There are no news reports or press releases regarding this indicent.

Person overboard

November 19

Seabourn Legend Seabourn Cruises

A male crew member (reportedly a worker in the galley) went missing and is presumed overboard. Search of the ship and surrounding waters proved unsuccessful and were called off after more than a full day. Readers at Cruise Critic report the following cruise will be delayed one day because the ship will now arrive in Fort Lauderdale 22 November. The ship's last port was Tenerife on 11 November.

Missing

November 18

Melody MSC Cruises

A 24 year old Samoan crew member who wasjilted by his girlfriend and a fellow crew member threw himself overboard while the ship was cruising off the Mozambique coast at about 2 AM. The girlfriend reported the "man overboard" and a recovery operation was undertaken. The bridge officers calculated where the man overoard would likely be based on currents, winds, and sea conditions -- at sunrise they found the man, alive, 500m from the anticipated recovery position (17 km from where the many had gone overboard). The rescue will delay the ships arrival in Durban by about 5 hours.

Person Overboard -- Rescued Alive

November 18

Isle of Inishmore Irish Ferries

A 57 year old man went overboard from the ferry near the end of its journey from Rossiare to Pembroke Dock. His body was found ina search, but he was pronounced dead on arrival to hospital. Police say there does not appear to be any suspicious circumstances surrounding the death bu ttheir inquiries continue.

Person overboard

November 4 Carnival Conquest Carnival Cruise Lines

A 42 year old man fell/jumped from his balcony at approximately 11:00 PM. The ship did search and rescue and then search and recovery for 4 hours and then halted operations at 3:30 AM. Coast Guard helicoptors and several vessels

Person


(including oil rig barges) aided in the search and were later joined by a Coast Guard cutter -- they continued the search witout success. The ship resumed its course to Galveston, likely to arrive 3 or 4 hours late.

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November 2 Century Celebrity Cruises

A 73 old British man travelling alone has gone missing from this 14 night transAtlantic cruise. The cruise began in Barcelona 30 October and ends 13 November in Miami. The passenger was reported missing 1 November after it appeared his room hadn't been used.

Missing

October 11 Norwegian Star Norwegian Cruise Line

A 35 year old women went overboard shortly after the ship left Cabo San Lucas. According to passengers, the ship turned around at about 7 30pm (after leaving Cabo at about 5.30) and conducted a search for about 2 hours but to no avail. There are reports that her body washed up onshore the following day, and some passengers report that she and her partner had an argument in public before she went missing. The ship was late in its arrival to Los Angeles, where the FBI boarded for an investigation.

Person overboard

September 28

Joseph and Clara Smallwood Marine Atlantic

A search has been undertaken for a man believed to have gone overboard from a ferry running a 160-kilometre route from Port aux Basque (Newfoundland) and North Sydney (Nova Scotia). A 54 year old man was determined missing after his car was unclaimed. A jacket containing car keys and a bag with personal belongings were found near the railing on the stern of the ship.

Missing

September 11

Imagination Carnival Cruise Line

A 35 year old woman was reported missing when the ship docked in Miami after a four-day cruise to Key West and Mexico. The woman was reportedly least seen by relatives in the early morning hours of Saturday (10 Sept), several hours after leaving Calica.

Missing

August 7 According to Greek News media, Coast guard officers rescued a 19-year-old man near the Ionian island of Corfu on Saturday morning after he fell overboard from an Italian cruise ship. A search-and-rescue mission was launched after Italian authorities informed the Greek coast guard that the man fell from the ship while

Rescued


it was sailing in international waters west of Corfu. He was taken to a hospital in Igoumenitsa, northwestern Greece.

July 26 Voyager of the Seas Royal Caribbean International

RCI issued a statement that a 22 year old woman was missing from the Voyager of the Seas, sailing in the Mediterranean. The woman was last seen at approximately 12:30 a.m. Tuesday, when she joined her parents to sleep in their stateroom. At that time, the ship was sailing from Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy, to Naples, Italy. She was reported missing by her sister at approximately 7:30 a.m. Tuesday. A variety of onboard announcements and searches were immediately carried out, without success.

Suicide

July 15 Enchantment of the Seas Royal Caribbean International

From a passenger: On Saturday 7/15 there was a midnight buffet on the pool deck ... somewhere between 1 am and 4 am, my son heard that someone had fallen overboard or committed suicide. He said the ship stopped for approx. 1 half hour, and a lifeboat was put into the water. He asked several of the deck crew about it, and got the same response every time, "we aren't allowed to talk about it."

??Person overboard??

June 21 Imagination Carnival Cruise Line

CBS4 in Miami reports that a crew member was reported missing after not reporting for duty Tuesday afternoon. The ship was enroute from Miami to Grand Cayman on a five-day cruise. A search was conducted but without results. The 57 year old crerw member is from Italy.

Missing

May 26 Island Escape Island Cruises

A 52-year old woman traveling with her former husband went missing while the ship was between Sicily and Naples. She went to get a cup of tea at about 1AM and never returned to the cabin -- a search proved unsuccessful, however her body washed ashore in Calabia in southwest Italy on May 27. More info here and here

Overboard

May 27 Carnival Legend Carnival Cruise Line

A 35 year old male passenger jumped overboard in front of his wife and two young sons (5 and 3), apparently during an argument over onboard spending (gambling and alcohol). The ship was 650 miles offshore after leaving Tortola on its return to New York. A 12 hour search was undertaken without results. The May 28 cruise departed late because of the ship's late arrival.

Overboard


May 20 Inspiration Carnival Cruise Line

An 82-year old man who was traveling by himself went missing and, based on a note found, is presumed to have committed suicide.

Suicide

May 16

Mariner of the Seas Royal Caribbean International

A 21 year old man went overboard in an area between Cape Canaveral and the Bahamas. He was was reported missing by friends at 11AM when they found he hadn't slept in his bed. The US Coast Guard received the "man overboard" report around 7 PM and launched an aerial search along the liner's 120 mile long track. The man had reportedly been drinking heavily and video equipment shows him going over the railing at 2:16 AM.

Fall Overboard

February 19

Norwegian Jewel Norwegian Cruise Line

From a crew member: One of the female crew jumped overboard and committed suicide ... she was 24 years old and pregnant, had found out her boyfriend who also worked on the ship had cheated on her. The whole thing is a huge "hush hush" thing on the ship, what crew were told, etc. and passengers have no clue" The crew member was upset by how NCL was covering the story up and felt it should be "exposed" to further educate passengers ... S/he says what's more troubling is that this is the second staff suicide on the Jewel within 6 months; the other crew person hung himself in the closet.

Crew member suicide

February 19 Amsterdam Holland America Line

A 30 year old crew member (galley worker) apparently fell overboard early Friday about 1100 miles northeast of Hilo. The ship was assisted by the Coast Guard in a search, which was called off mid-day on Saturday. The ship is now en route to San Diego and will arrive one day later than scheduled.

Crew member missing

February 8 Pride of Rotterdam P&O Ferries

A 21-year-old Polish man went missing while in the North Sea ferry. He was reported missing by friends when he failed to meet them. The man and his two friends had boarded the P&O superferry Pride of Rotterdam at Rotterdam about 9pm on Tuesday; he was last seen in the bar on board at about 1AM Wednesday.

Missing

A 15 year old female passenger from Ireland was reported to have jumped overboard at 2:10AM as the ship was


January 5 Costa Magica Costa Crociere

making its way toward Cozumel. Reports from those onboard suggest the girl had been served many drinks at an onboard bar and was intoxicated. Shortly after she jumped, passengers threw lighted life vests into the water, the ship reversed direction, and a search was undertaken. The Mexican Coast Guard assisted in the search but the young woman wasn't found. From a passenger: The young girl was extremely drunk. We (and others around us) called security many times because of the noise…they even came up at least 3 times to her room. She was partying with other kids in her family in that room. She jumped overboard (or fell when she bent over the rail to vomit). We know this because ser sister came screaming down the hall: “My sister jumped overboard! Help!” I thought it was more drunken antics until security got there and she started talking with them. My two-door-down neighbor heard her tell security that she got in a fight with her boyfriend earlier and also that the bar cut her off. A passenger sent several photos of the search -- there's not much to see, but for those interested they can be viewed by clicking here. Another passenger sent a first hand account that paints a good picture -- it is here

Suicide or Accidental Fall


December 10

Jewel of the Seas Royal Caribbean International

A 59-year old woman's husband reported her missing as the ship pulled into Nassau at 1PM. She had last been seen at 9AM. A search of the ship and ocean was done, but she was not found. It is presumed she either jumped or fell overboard.

Unknown

August 7 Imagination Carnival Cruise Line

A 20-year old woman jumped overboard at 5AM -- she was subsequently found by another ship around noon and flown (alive) to Miami.

Rescued alive

July 5

Brilliance of the Seas Royal Caribbean International

A passenger onboard the ship for his honeymoon was presumed to have gone overboard in the Mediterranean. Cruise officials learned the man in his 20s was missing when the ship docked at Kusadasi on July 5. Investigations and media reports suggested foul play. For more information see here and here

?Foul play?


June 24 Elation Carnival Cruise Line

A 40-year old woman traveling with her husband and three teenaged children went missing off the Caribbean coast of Mexico at 11 AM. The ship conducted a full search where she was presumed to have gone overboard but was not successful in finding her. Though not explicitly stated, news reports imply she committed suicide. The FBI in time ruled there had not been foul play.

?Suicide?

May 28 Norwegian Star Norwegian Cruise Line

From a passenger: Security rushed by us while we were walking the deck. An obviously intoxicated man was straddling the railing and threatening to "end it all." Security latched on and removed him. Apparently, he had been drinking and losing in the casino for some time that night.

Attempted suicide

May 12 Carnival Destiny Carnival Cruise Line

Two elderly passengers (aged 67 and 71) disappeared Thursday May 12th between 8:30 PM and 4 AM while the ship was going from Barbados to Aruba. Their couple's belongings were found in a pile on one of the decks, but this was consistent with what they did every night. The FBI investigated but the case was closed. The couple is presumed to have died at sea, but of unknown cause. It remains a mystery for the couple's family. See here for more info.

Missing

April 19 Queen Mary 2 Cunard Line

An 82 year old German passenger jumped overboard into the icy waters of the North Atlantic off Newfoundland's Grand Bank sometime in the evening. This is the second suicide this year on the Queen Mary -- the first was in January when a US passenger killed himself while on a Caribbean cruise (further details on the latter case are not available).

Suicide

April 14 Carnival Valor Carnival Cruise Line

There were multiple reports that a passenger jumped from the bow of the ship at about 3AM, reportedly after losing $10,000 at the casino. Crew observed the man going overboard and he was rescued about 45 minutes after the initial "man overboard" alert. There was an ambulance on the pier when the ship arrived at St. Maarten; his party was apparently not allowed to remain on the ship.

Rescued alive

From a passenger: I was on the world


April ?? Crystal Serenity Crystal Cruises

cruise from Cape Town to Barbados. When I came aboard I was told by other passengers (and maybe crew, I don't remember) that earlier in the voyage as the ship was crossing the Pacific a male passenger jumped overboard from his balcony. Passengers were complaining because they had to cancel a port call because of attempted rescue operations (the body was not recovered). The man's female companion stayed aboard and completed the world cruise.

Passenger overboard

March 29 Sapphire Princess Princess Cruises

A crew member is reported to have gone overboard while the ship headed to Singapore. A lengthy search proved unsuccessful.

?Suicide?

March 17

Majesty of the Seas Royal Caribbean International

A 29 year old cabin steward disappeared somewhere between Bahamas and Key West and is presumed dead. The case was brought to light when his family, on December 14, 2005, filed suit against RCI for $10 million accusing the company of not doing enough to find their son.

Missing

February 23 Crystal Harmony Crystal Cruises

A 49 year old man apparently fell overboard accidentally when the ship was 100 miles south of Ensenada (Mexico). About 6 AM kitchen crew saw the man fall from an upper deck and a life ring was thrown to him. He was pulled from the water 30 minutes later.

Rescued alive

January 8 Pacific Sky P&O Australia

A 24 year old man is jumped overboard while returning from a 10-day cruise to the South Pacific Islands. The ship was bound for Brisbane. The man "had been drinking all night and he ran outside and then jumped off the side of the boat."

Suicide

January 5 Statendam Holland America Line

A 73 year old man reportedly went overboard when the ship was near the Coronado Islands. (Source: cruiseserver.net)

Unknown

2004 (12 incidents)

December 9 Silver Wind Silversea Cruises

A crew member was lost at sea between Montevideo, Uruguay and Punta Arenas, Chile. The exact date was either December 9 or 10, 2004. Suicide note indicated marital complications. The event occurred at approximately 4AM and according to the captain, the ship was turned around and a two hour search was conducted to no avail.

Suicide


December 5 Carnival Pride Carnival Cruise Line

A 37-year old woman disappeared from the ship late Saturday evening while 30 miles off the Mexican coast. A search proved unsuccessful. There is question regarding whether foul play was involved. See here for more info.

Unknown

November 25

Celebration Carnival Cruise Line

A 54-year-old man was reported missing, possibly at sea, after the ship arrived home from a five day cruise to the Bahamas.

Unknown

November18

Carnival Conquest Carnival Cruise Line

Posters at Cruise Critic have reported a 60-year-old German man committed suicide by throwing himself overboard and into the water when the ship was in port at Georgetown, Cayman Islands.

Suicide

October 17


As related by a passenger at Cruise Critic: We had left Livorno, (our third day on a cruise out of Bacelona) Italy and at about 11:30 PM the captain asked all passengers to gather at their assigned muster stations without lifejackets. A passenger had reported a large splash in the water and they weren't sure whether it was a person or an object -- they needed to account for all crew and passengers via a roll call. In the meantime, the ship was turned around and returned to the area where it happened. It took 2 hours at our muster stations before all passengers were accounted for. One employee was missing. Passengers were allowed back to their business, but the ship continued its search and was joined by other ships in the area, without success. We skipped Mykonos and proceeded to Santorini with an extra sea day since we lost too much time on the search. Later in the cruise, the captain told us that they had found a note indicating the crewmembers intent to kill himself. Thru crewmembers, the story was that he had just joined the crew (his first cruise) and was working with his wife on board. It appears that there was a love triangle situation of some sort (stories varied depending on who you talked to). It was sad and provided a little weirdness to the otherwise great trip.

Suicide

Voyager of the

The Jersey Journal reports that a 67 year old woman committed suicide by jumping overboard after losing money in the casino. See the article by clicking here. On September 16, the paper reported:


September 4

Seas Royal Caribbean International

There were indications she'd lost money in the casino on board and she came back to her cabin, went onto the balcony of the cabin, where she appeared to have put a chair against the railing, removed her clothing and went off into the sea below.

Suicide

Aug 27 - Sept 3

Mercury Celebrity Cruises

A 40 year old passenger went missing the second day of the cruise. The cruise line calls the disappearance a suicide but the family thinks otherwise, especially given that the cruise line had withheld information from them. (See Arizona Republic, November 10, 2005, "Daughter vanishes while on Alaskan cruise: The strange disappearance of Miriam Carver) For more information see here.

Unknown

July 23 Fascination Carnival Cruise Line

A 37 year old passenger is suspected to have fallen overboard -- he was last seen at 3:30 AM, was reported missing at 7:00 AM, and did not disembark at the end of the cruise in Miami. The story is on-line at: NBC 6 - Miami and at the Sun Sentinel

Unknown

June 18 Queen Mary Cunard Line

A passenger disappeared during a Caribbean voyage from New York. According to Cunard, an investigation resulted in a determination of apparent suicide.

Suicide

March 22 Casino Cruise Ship

A 39 year old man boarded the Casino cruise ship at Palm Beach, Florida but didn't disembark. He is presumed to have been lost overboard. See Cruise Bruise.

Missing

February 9 Crystal Harmony Crystal Cruises

A crew member disappeared while the ship was en route to Fanning Island from Kailua-Kona. Security cameras show him leaving his hatch at 12:45 AM and he wasn't seen afterwards.

?Suicide?

January 16 (approx)

Serenade of the Seas Royal Caribbean International

From a passenger: We were wakened sometime after midnight by searchlights outside our stateroom and then the Captain’s voice asking people to stop throwing life rings overboard. We assumed some boisterous partygoers had got carried away, but as we were listening we realized there was a lot more to this than that. Someone had gone overboard and we could hear him from our balcony yelling, "help me, help me" -- that's a voice I will never forget. They were able to fish him out on a skiff and he walked from the skiff onto the ship under his own steam.The next morning, we saw him

Rescued alive


loaded into an ambulance at the dock in St. Thomas.

2003 (9 incidents)

Late November

Coral Princess Princess Cruises

A kitchen assistant (new employee) jumped overboard and committed suicide shortly after the ship left Cozumel. According to an officer onboard: he was a new guy, had only been on the ship a short time and he said he missed home a lot. People remembered him being very miserable and lonely. Our Captain was very sympathetic and held two memorial services for him so that many of the crew could attend.

Suicide

August 20 Pacific Sky P&O Australia

A man jumped overboard after a drunken argument with his wife. The 52 year old man was rescued in a three hour effort in treacherous seas west of Noumea.

Rescued alive

May 18 Veendam Holland America Line

A 51-year old man was missing from the ship when it disembarked passengers in Vancouver. Given that he could not be found onboard, and the computer system indicates that he didn't leave the ship, the assumption is that the man fell overboard.

Unknown

May 11 Conquest Carnival Cruise Line

A 35 year old man fell from a 10th floor balcony between midnight and 1 AM. Initial searches for him were unsuccessful, but the body was found the morning of May 14th.

Accidental death

April 12/13 Celebration Carnival Cruise Line

A 31 year old man accidentally fell overboard in the Gulf of Mexico (8 hours after leaving Galveston) and was resuced 17 hours later by a passing cargo vessel.

Rescued alive

March 13 Norwegian Star Norwegian Cruise Line

A 24-year-old Filipino crewman fell overboard when the ship was 1000 miles south of Honolulu. His legs were cut by a cruise ship's propellers and he was listed in critical condition after transport to Honolulu by a Coast Guard C-130 Hercules airplane.

Rescued - seriously injured

March 11 Grigory Mikheev Oceanwide Expeditions

A male passenger disappeared from the tour ship near Cape Horn. Details are given at Cruise Bruise.

Missing

January 26 Elation Carnival Cruise Line

A 35 year old woman went missing following a fight with her husband. She was noticed missing the next morning by her husband when he woke in the morning.

?Suicide?

An elderly man was suspected to have


January 5 Statendam Holland America Line

jumped overboard the night before disembarkation at San Diego following a roundtrip cruise from San Diego to Hawaii. According to a spokeswoman for Holland America Line, "'We're a 130 year old company and it happens very rarely, but it is not unheard of on a cruise ship' to lose a passenger."

Unknown

2002 (4 incidents)

December 9 Norwegian Wind Norwegian Cruise Line

A woman was reported missing from a cruise ship that had spent the day in Hilo. Ship records indicate the passenger left the ship but hadn't returned. A search was underway.

Unknown

December 7 or 8


Passengers were awoken in the middle of the night by the Captain who made an announcement a man had fallen over board. The ship turned around and started a search pattern. Mid morning he announced that Coast Guard Helicopters from Puerto Rico were joining the search. The ship and the helicopters continued their search until the night time. The Captain then made an announcement that they did everything they could and were now proceeding on to Miami.

Unknown

August 29

Expolorer of the Seas Royal Caribbean International

A man jumped from the balcony on deck 8 into the sea after having an argument with his wife. The ship was about 1.5 miles from St. Thomas. The Coast Guard responded to a call at 9PM and the man was rescued alive.

Rescued alive

March 5Norway Norwegian Cruise Line

Stewardess accidentally fell overboard and rescued after ten hours in the water. Port call at St. Maarten canceled.

Rescued alive

2001 (5 incidents)

September 2 MS Harald Jarl

A 69 year old woman from New Mexico was thrown overboard by a former mental patient . The woman and her husband were on the third day of an 11 day cruise of Norway's fjords.

Murder

July 22 QE II Cunard Line

A 28 year old crew member (reportedly a chef) went overboard while the ship was 95 miles off the south west coast of Ireland

Unknown

March 4 - 11

Sovereign of the Seas Royal Caribbean International

After losing $9K in the casino as 23 year old man jumped overboard. The ship's Captain reported to passengers that the man had been picked up by a small gambling ship off Nassau, but this was

Unknown


never reported in the media.

February 10MS Patriot United States Lines

A 57 year old female passenger went missing between Kona and Honolulu (February 9/10). When the ship arrived in Honolulu her bed was made and her luggage, purse, and identification was in her cabin. See Cruise Bruise for more details

Missing

January 14 Sensation Carnival Cruise Line

A 19 year old man climbed over a railing and threatened to kill himself after an argument with his girlfriend. After his girlfriend pleaded with him to climb to safety, he complied, but slipped and fell into Hillsborough Bay (Tampa). He did not survive.

Accidental death

2000 (9 incidents)

October 29

Enchantment of the Seas Royal Caribbean International

A 40 year old woman from Fort Lauderdale vanished while the ship cruised 140 miles off Fort Lauderdale. She was last seen in a ship hallway.

Unknown

August 18 Holiday Carnival Cruise Line

A 33 year old female passenger went overboard and missing when ship was near Los Angeles.

Unknown

July 31 Elation Carnival Cruise Line

A 42 year old male passenger went overboard and missing when the ship was off the coast of Mexico.

Unknown

April 28

Sovereign of the Seas Royal Caribbean International

A 43 year old man jumped or fell from the ship when it was about 10 miles east of Miami shortly after daybreak. His body was found in a search of the seas. According to an officer onboard: The man in question had a heated argument with his wife in the cabin that night, he was, at the time, alleged to be heavily intoxicated and had urinated on the carpet in the cabin. During the early hours of the morning he was seen drinking Vodka directly from the bottle whilst sitting with some mid 20 year old cruisers, after he had consumed vurtually all of a second bottle of Vodka he had gone to the railings on deck 12 and climbed over telling the young people he would "See them on the other side". One of the young passengers had attempted to pull him back over the railings but he had fought him off and turned and dived off. Security camera footage showed he dived into the water as digitally enhancing and zooming on the single frame

Unknown


of the incident showed him to be diving into the water in a head down attitude with his arms in front in a classic divers pose. He went overboard at 05:10 am and was recovered, dead, at 06:30.

April 11 Paul Gauguin Radisson Seven Seas

A 39 year old American tourist disappeared while the ship was between Tahiti and Raiatea.

Unknown

April Norwegian Cruise Line

I was a passenger on a Norweigan cruise (do not recall name of ship) in April, 2000 in the Caribbean when a male passenger fell overboard off his balcony (which on this ship, meant he was quite high up) the first night of the cruise. We heard that a bar tender on the back of the ship saw him and threw a ring to him. The ship turned around and he was rescued some 45 minutes later, alive, but with a broken ankle.

Rescued alive

February 15 Sun Cruz II

A highly intoxicated man jumped overboard when the ship was approximately 14 miles west of Clearwater. His body was recovered by the Coast Guard 90 minutes after his disappearance was reported.

Unknown

February 5 Nordic Empress Royal Caribbean International

A 20 year old male passenger was rescued after spending 2 hours in the water. He was found about 12 miles northwest of St. Thomas where he fell from the ship.

Rescued alive

January Crown Princess Princess Cruises

A passenger recounts that a crew member jumped overboard one morning about 9:15 AM from an upper deck & was witnessed by passengers -- the ship almost immediately turned around & returned to area and searched the area all day (we were south of Grand Cayman heading to Costa Rica) but by dusk the ship's captain reported that the search was ended and ship would continue on it's way.

Overboard

1999 (2 incidents)

July 12 Grand Princess Princess Cruises

Princess reported a passenger missing in the Mediterranean. He apparently fell overboard from the private balcony in his cabin.

Unknown

July 5 Carnival Destiny Carnival Cruise

The cruise ship and Coast Guard ended its search for a 22 year old man who disappeared at sea after leaving the ship's nightclub. The ship was between San

Unknown


Line Juan and Miami. For more information see here.

1998 (4 incidents)

August 17 Westerdam Holland America Line

A 28 year old woman believed to be from Turkey jumped overboard after learning she was about to be fired. The ship was in Howe Sound en route to Vancouver when she leapt from the ship at 4:30 AM.

Suicide

April 24 Victoria P&O Cruises

A 77 year old British man was reported missing by his wife. The man has been seen at 11 PM when the couple went to bed byrt was not there when she awoke at 6AM.

Unknown

March 26

Rhapsody of the Seas Royal Caribbean International

A 23 year old woman was reported missing as the ship arrived at Curacao. She had last been seen at 4:30 AM sleeping in a chair on the balcony of the cabin she was sharing with her family. The family rejects the theory that she may have fallen or jumped overboard.

Unknown

January 9 Fantasy Carnival Cruise Line

A 35 year old man fell over the aft railing from the outdoor restaurant and lost at sea. Witness accounts conflict as to whether he was standing or sitting on a table when he lost his balance and fell over the railing.

Unknown

1997 (1 incident)

June 15 Meridien Celebrity Cruises

A casino employee jumped overboard after a fight with his lover. The attempted rescue by the ship’s personnel was delayed when the lifeboat got stuck and couldn’t be lowered. A young passenger jumped into the water and held the man above water until the lifeboat arrived. Passengers on the ship were upset by the incident because the well-meaning passenger was reprimanded by the ship’s Captain for interfering in the rescue attempt.

Rescued alive

1996 (1 incident)

March Celebration Carnival Cruise Line

A 23 year old male fell overboard, as the ship was steaming away from San Juan, as he was urinating over the side of the ship. He survived by swimming to shore.

Accidental fall

1995 (1 incident)

February 19 Regal Princess Princess Cruises

A 14 year old Canadian boy jumped overboard after an argument with his parents. He left a suicide note before disappearing while the ship was off the

Suicide


Compiled by Ross A. Klein, PhD, Professor, Memorial University of Newfoundland

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