Sir PMP Posted August 19, 2018 #1 Share Posted August 19, 2018 A British woman was pulled from the water in Croatia 10 hours after falling off a cruise ship into the Adriatic Sea. The woman, who gave her name as Kay, is said to have fallen into the sea from the 965-foot liner Norwegian Star, which was around 60 miles from the shore as it headed towards Venice. Speaking after her miraculous rescue the blonde British woman, 46, said: 'I fell off the back of the Norwegian Star, and was in the water for ten hours. Then these wonderful guys rescued me.' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare puppycanducruise Posted August 19, 2018 #2 Share Posted August 19, 2018 Nice to hear a happy ending. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavecreekguy Posted August 19, 2018 #3 Share Posted August 19, 2018 Oh wow amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daisyloo Posted August 19, 2018 #4 Share Posted August 19, 2018 Wow! Nice that she survived, but I still find it hard to believe that anyone can just fall off a cruise-ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fouremco Posted August 19, 2018 #5 Share Posted August 19, 2018 There are lots of unanswered questions, but kudos to Croatia's coast guard for finding her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenseasnomad Posted August 19, 2018 #6 Share Posted August 19, 2018 Whoa! Falling off a cruise ship? Like a passenger is walking around and suddenly, plop, he/she is in the water? Very strange. Glad she was rescued; that story is a miracle. It could have ended very differently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeniEncinitas Posted August 19, 2018 #7 Share Posted August 19, 2018 👍👍👍👍👍 I like a happy ending and congratulations to the Vessel who rescued her!! Denise 😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Hlitner Posted August 19, 2018 #8 Share Posted August 19, 2018 One wonders how she simply "fell" off the aft of the ship. Not easy to do. Hank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevingastreich Posted August 19, 2018 #9 Share Posted August 19, 2018 One wonders how she simply "fell" off the aft of the ship. Not easy to do. Hank One wonders how she is still alive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Etta1213 Posted August 19, 2018 #10 Share Posted August 19, 2018 I am a very weak swimmer. Is it common for someone to be able to tread water for 10 hours? Maybe she wore her life vest and jumped? I would think the swells would have led to drowning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KroozNut Posted August 19, 2018 #11 Share Posted August 19, 2018 Am I the only one who thinks that alcohol may have played a role in this incident? Just sayin' ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrossBluePerchance Posted August 19, 2018 #12 Share Posted August 19, 2018 Am I the only one who thinks that alcohol may have played a role in this incident? Just sayin' ;) You're not alone. (However, being a Brit, it is possible that she was looking for an apartment balcony to fall off, since this appears to be a popular pastime among said group. ;) ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare *Miss G* Posted August 19, 2018 #13 Share Posted August 19, 2018 I am a very weak swimmer. Is it common for someone to be able to tread water for 10 hours? Maybe she wore her life vest and jumped? I would think the swells would have led to drowning. The Adriatic is very dense and buoyant. It's extremely hard to swim under, let alone sink. All she'd need to do is lay on top and rest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wales4ever Posted August 19, 2018 #14 Share Posted August 19, 2018 When she was talking to the media, it just didn't ring true somehow. See if you can find a clip of it. It all sounded rather false and strange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted August 19, 2018 #15 Share Posted August 19, 2018 Glad she survived the fall and was rescued. She is a lucky woman no matter whether it was an accident or on purpose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAD2005 Posted August 19, 2018 #16 Share Posted August 19, 2018 I get really upset when the news media reports on a cruise ship passenger "falling overboard". It is virtually impossible to simply "fall overboard" on a cruise ship, as we CC members all know. The railings all over the ship come up to your mid-chest for an average height person. The bulk of your weight is below the railings, so your center of gravity also falls below the railing. Most of these "falls" are caused by one of the following actions. First, and most likely is too much alcohol or drug usage. This causes people to do the "King of the world" stunt seen in the movie Titanic. Or people sitting on a railing, trying to take a "selfie". Next is the unfortunate and sad instance of suicide, and finally, someone being physically pushed up and over the railing during a fight, which may also be based on too much alcohol. Nobody just is walking along the back of the ship and leans the wrong way and falls overboard. Can't happen. But, as usual, the cruise industry gets a bad reputation for being unsafe, dangerous, etc. I'm not a fan of the commonly tossed around term of "Fake News", but falling overboard a cruise ship definitely falls into that category. It is wrongly reported in that way to generate hype and interest, or done by ignorant news reporters who have no actual knowledge of today's cruise ships.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrossBluePerchance Posted August 20, 2018 #17 Share Posted August 20, 2018 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6075837/British-woman-saved-TEN-HOURS-falling-sea-cruise-ship-coast-Croatia.html This is my 'shocked & surprised' face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagsfan Posted August 20, 2018 #18 Share Posted August 20, 2018 She sure tries to make it sound like she was just sitting on deck and then oops! She was in the water. I guess she’ll fool the noncruisers. I’m sorry, but things like this do a disservice to the cruise industry. For her family’s sake, I’m glad she was found alive. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ski ww Posted August 20, 2018 #19 Share Posted August 20, 2018 It is hard to believe people just fall off of cruise ships, the article does say that there was drinking involved. I'm glad the story has a happy ending. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted August 20, 2018 #20 Share Posted August 20, 2018 The story has been on our news and national news on TV. The woman says she is lucky to be alive -- no other explanation -- yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrossBluePerchance Posted August 20, 2018 #21 Share Posted August 20, 2018 The story has been on our news and national news on TV.The woman says she is lucky to be alive -- no other explanation -- yet. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6075837/British-woman-saved-TEN-HOURS-falling-sea-cruise-ship-coast-Croatia.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruisemom42 Posted August 20, 2018 #22 Share Posted August 20, 2018 Well, it sounds as if the cruise line is saying that they should have video of whatever happened. I hope we hear what really happened -- these things tend to drop off the news radar after about a day. I guess most people have a short attention span. :') Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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