72-year-old woman missing from cruise ship in Atlantic
UK woman vanished from Marella Voyager; alarm not raised until Tuesday evening.
A 72-year-old UK woman disappeared from the Marella Voyager, a luxury cruise liner sailing from Spain to the Caribbean. The woman was last seen Monday afternoon.
Crew did not raise an alarm until Tuesday evening, when stewards noticed her cabin bed had not been slept in. An exhaustive search of the ship and emergency headcount followed.
The woman was not found. Security is reviewing CCTV footage to trace her movements.
The US Coast Guard has alerted passing ships in the area. The Marella Voyager is continuing toward the Caribbean rather than turning back, partly because it has already travelled about 900 kilometres from where she may have gone overboard.
- 72-year-old UK woman
- Age and nationality
- Marella Voyager
- Ship name
- 12 hours between last sighting and alert
- Delay before alarm
Why it mattersThe overnight delay before raising an alarm may have reduced chances of rescue in open ocean.
AustraliaNo direct Australian effect, but raises questions about how cruise lines monitor passengers and respond to missing people at sea.
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