15yo girl falls off cruise ship near Isla Mujeres

weekapaug74 · 01-07-2006

Authorities search for teen missing from Caribbean cruise

Saturday, January 7, 2006;

CANCUN, Mexico (AP) -- Officials were searching Saturday for a 15-year-old girl from Ireland who they said fell off of a Carnival cruise ship near Isla Mujeres, a Caribbean island near Cancun that is popular with tourists.

complete story at cnn.com

xqqzme · 01-07-2006

People Magazine just had an article on disappearances and crime on board cruise ships. If the article is to truthful, the cruise ships often spend several hours searching the ship before the assumption that someone might have fallen/been pushed overboard. By then there is very little chance of rescue. It went on further to discuss how they are not monitored by any type of law enforcement and crime can be a major problem on board. Just one more scarey thing about cruises....

01-07-2006	#1 (permalink)
weekapaug74 very sparkly Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 39	15yo girl falls off cruise ship near Isla Mujeres Authorities search for teen missing from Caribbean cruise Saturday, January 7, 2006; <!--endclickprintexclude--> CANCUN, Mexico (AP) -- Officials were searching Saturday for a 15-year-old girl from Ireland who they said fell off of a Carnival cruise ship near Isla Mujeres, a Caribbean island near Cancun that is popular with tourists. complete story at cnn.com

01-07-2006	#2 (permalink)
xqqzme añejo Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Las Vegas and St George Posts: 4,806	People Magazine just had an article on disappearances and crime on board cruise ships. If the article is to truthful, the cruise ships often spend several hours searching the ship before the assumption that someone might have fallen/been pushed overboard. By then there is very little chance of rescue. It went on further to discuss how they are not monitored by any type of law enforcement and crime can be a major problem on board. Just one more scarey thing about cruises....

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