Woman missing on the Pearl

[wrp96]

CNN is reporting that a woman is missing on the NCL Pearl near Cancun. http://cnnwire.blogs.cnn.com/

[megr1125]

i just heard that on msnbc...but found it here.

http://coastguardnews.com/coast-guar...-4/2008/12/26/

[Suni99]

Oh wow ,I hope this turns out okay....

[jollycruise]

Woman missing that was onboard the Pearl.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28392898/

[cruise Jack]

How sad for her family. I hope they find her but as we all know, it's not too likely.

[jollycruise]

Oops I posted a link also. I did not see your posting, did not mean to duplicate the story.

[linwood77]

Here is another story about it on CNN

http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americ...ef=mpstoryview

How can this happen?

[Margery]

I wonder if the passengers on board know about it.

[9855donna]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081226/ap_on_re_us/missing_cruise_passenger

[megr1125]

[quote=linwood77;17437170]Here is another story about it on CNN

http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americ...ef=mpstoryview

How can this happen?[/quote]

any one of a number of ways...........but it's pretty difficult to just fall overboard by accident.

[wrp96]

Originally Posted by Margery

I wonder if the passengers on board know about it.

I am certain they know that something is wrong.

When it is suspected someone went overboard, it is a pretty big deal. The ship has to stop, and in most cases go back to where they were when they think it happened to perform a search which can take several hours. If they aren't certain they went overboard, they also have to search the ship, in some cases this has required everyone to report to their muster station for a head count. Usually they will make loud announcements throughout the ship to try and locate the person.

For example, on Carnival Freedom a few weeks ago, someone had a blow up toy on their balcony that blew overboard. Somebody spotted it happening and reported it to the front desk as a possible man overboard. The ship had to stop and do an immediate turn around which isn't an easy maneuver on a ship (all the stuff in the gift shops fell off the shelves, lots of stuff was broken, etc). The owner of the blow-up toy immediately reported to the bridge that it was not a person but a toy. Still, the ship had to make certain so everyone was required to go down and rescan their cards before they could head back in the direction they were originally going.

[Octavio.M]

MIAMI – The U.S. Coast Guard and Mexican authorities are searching for a missing cruise ship passenger who may have gone overboard near Cancun, Mexico.
Authorities say 36-year-old Jennifer Feitz's husband reported her missing from the Norwegian Pearl just before 5 a.m. EST Friday. Her hometown was not available.
A Coast Guard search and rescue crew aboard a Falcon jet joined a helicopter and three crews from Mexico to scan the Gulf of Mexico.
Norwegian Cruise Line says the ship left Sunday from Miami for a seven-day western Caribbean cruise.


http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081226/...uise_passenger

[byrondee]

Cruise ship passenger reported missing near Cancun

• MIAMI – The U.S. Coast Guard and Mexican authorities are searching for a missing cruise ship passenger who may have gone overboard near Cancun, Mexico.

Authorities say 36-year-old Jennifer Feitz's husband reported her missing from the Norwegian Pearl just before 5 a.m. EST Friday. Her hometown was not available.
A Coast Guard search and rescue crew aboard a Falcon jet joined a helicopter and three crews from Mexico to scan the Gulf of Mexico.
Norwegian Cruise Line says the ship left Sunday from Miami for a seven-day western Caribbean cruise.

[ohioNCLcruiser]

Originally Posted by linwood77

How can this happen?

Booze

[ohioNCLcruiser]

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=893573

[Sandytoes]

Originally Posted by ohioNCLcruiser

Booze

Or maybe pushed? ? ? ..

[9855donna]

Searchers see not sign of missing cruise ship passenger.....

http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americ...rss_topstories

[9855donna]

Originally Posted by Sandytoes

Or maybe pushed? ? ? ..

You know getting rid of somebody at sea by pushing them overboard could possibly be the perfect crime.How is anybody going to find out what really happened to this women?If no one saw her go overboard.....

[sjbdtz]

But this thread wins for best title.


JUst in....we've lost our missing passenger.

[Jamrenjer]

We were just on the Pearl-- and I had commented to my wife-- this is one ship that someone could not just "fall over board". You would have to be drunk and climb on something-- or someone would have to lift you over...
how sad though-- and we will pray for the family.