Today, our firm was retained to help the family of missing HAL cruise passenger Jason Rappe’ find answers to what happened during the evening of November 28th and the early morning hours of November 29th aboard the Holland America Line Eurodam cruise ship.
On November 24th, 41 year old Jason Rappe’ and his wife, Tine
Multiple news sources are reporting that a passenger has gone overboard in the Caribbean earlier this morning. The passenger, age 41, is from Washington and was traveling with his wife.
The passenger’s wife reportedly discovered her husband missing from the Holland America Line (HAL) cruise ship Eurodam. The U.S. Coast Guard said that, according
A Filipino crew member working aboard a large container ship was arrested after allegedly staging his own disappearance as part of a plot to sneak into the U.S.
Dexter Desquitado, age 38, worked as a crew member aboard the Singapore-flagged MSC Tokyo. On October 25, 2012, a federal grand jury indicted him on charges
As I mentioned earlier this week, tonight the Nancy Grace program takes a look back at the mystery of the George Smith case.
Mr. Smith "disappeared" from the Brilliance of the Seas during his honeymoon cruise with his newlywed wife, Jennifer Hagel, in July 2005.
There has been some mystery and intrigue over the years.
Over seven years ago, newlywed cruise passenger George Smith disappeared from Royal Caribbean’s Brilliance of the Seas into the Aegean Sea. The cruise line quickly concluded that Mr. Smith probably sat on the railing of his balcony and fell overboard, but there is absolutely no proof of that.
What Royal Caribbean knew but did not
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Earlier this month we wrote about a Royal Caribbean crew member disappearing from the Serenade of the Seas. Our article – Another Crew Member Goes Overboard From Royal Caribbean’s Serenade of the Seas – was widely read. We also posted the article on facebook and received many, many comments.
We also posted additional information
A newspaper in Italy is reporting that a Royal Caribbean crew member disappeared from the Serenade of the Seas earlier this morning.
The Adnkronos newspaper in Rome reports that the Serenade of the Seas was sailing from Mykonos. Upon arrival at the next port around 7:00 AM this morning, it was discovered that a cabin steward
American passenger Sarah Tessier Powell set sail on the Holland America Line Veendam cruise ship the last week of September.
Two weeks later, no one has any idea where she is.
CBC News in Nova Scotia Canada reports that Ms. Powell, age 70, from Louisiana, was last seen September 30th on the Holland America Line (HAL)
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Local NBC 6 reports that Royal Caribbean delayed reporting the disappearance of Allure of the Seas cruise passenger, A’riel Marion, for two hours, even though another passenger on a lower balcony was literally hit on the arm as Ms. Marion fell to the water.
Based on the official report from the United States Coast Guard
Last night a young woman from Bartlett, Tennessee disappeared from the world’s largest cruise ship, the Allure of the Seas.
According to experts who track cruise ship disappearances, she was the 186th person to go overboard from a cruise ship in the last ten years.
At the time of the overboard last night, the
An Italian newspaper, Articolo Tre, and the Crew Center website, are reporting that a U.S. female crew member disappeared from the Costa Favolosa in the sea near Istanbul.
The victim reportedly is an American crew member employed by Costa as a dancer. There are no details in the news article. The Italian newspaper article
Several news stations are reporting that a 31 year old man went overboard last night from the Carnival Fascination cruise ship.
Newspapers are reporting that a Carnival crew member observed the passenger jumping off the top deck of the ship into the water. The ship had left Jacksonville around 5:00 P.M and was heading to
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The Jamaica Gleaner reports today that an American cruise ship passenger is missing in Jamaica after disembarking from an unidentified cruise ship that apparently called on Ocho Rios.
The Gleaner states that the police are seeking the assistance of the public in locating an American who has been missing since Thursday.
The Ocho Rios police
Multiple news sources are reporting that three U.S. cruise passengers from the Carnival Freedom cruise ship are missing since yesterday after disembarking the cruise ship in Ocho Rios.
USA TODAY states that the three passengers, all from the same family, failed to return to the cruise ship on Thursday following a day-long call in the Jamaican
The recent articles about the FBI assisting the cruise lines in covering up ship crimes has sparked a re-newed interest in the safety of cruise passengers on the high seas.
Fox News published an article this morning "How Safe Is Your Cruise Ship" mentioning the cruise lines’ talking points that cruise ship crime
Cruise expert Dr. Ross Klein reports on his website that a young Brazilian woman working as an assistant waiter on the Costa Magica has disappeared from the cruise ship in the Mediterranean. She was last seen on Friday, June 1 but authorities were not notified of her disappearance until yesterday, Saturday. The Magica had sailed
Numerous news sources in the UK are reporting that a passenger is missing overboard from a high speed ferry this afternoon in England.
The passenger was aboard the Condor Rapide Fast Ferry, which was en route from Guernsey to Poole in Dorset. The ferry’s crew raised the alarm at 5.35 PM, British time.
The Guardian newspaper
Yesterday was the one year anniversary of the disappearance of youth counselor Rebecca Coriam from the Disney Wonder cruise ship.
BBC News published an article which summed up the problems caused when a cruise line like Disney chooses to fly a flag of convenience in a country like the Bahamas. You can read the
