Canadian woman vanishes from cruise ship in Atlantic Ocean
Postmedia NewsMarch 1, 2012 12:19 PM
Handout of the cruise ship Bahamas Celebration. A Canadian woman has vanished from a cruise ship somewhere between Grand Bahama and the Florida coast. Photograph by: Handout , Celebration Cruise Line
A Canadian woman has vanished from a cruise ship somewhere between Grand Bahama and the Florida coast, according to a spokesman from Celebration Cruise Line.
Glenn Ryerson said the woman's male companion, who had been sharing a cabin with her, reported her missing at 8 a.m. Wednesday, after the ship had docked at the Port of Palm Beach in Riviera Beach, Fla. at 7 a.m.
The entire 350-person crew undertook an "extensive search" for the woman — who media reports have said is in her 40s. After failing to find her they alerted local police and the FBI.
Rose Anne Brown, spokeswoman for the Riviera Beach Police said her department received the first notification that someone was missing Wednesday morning but, as the woman disappeared before the ship went through customs, the investigation has been turned over to the FBI.
Neither the police, nor the FBI have released the names of the man and woman involved.
Ryerson said the two people were on their way back to the mainland after a two-day stay at Grand Lucayan Radisson Resort on Grand Bahama Island.
He said the cruise ship — which boasts a casino, four restaurants a night club and a spa — has never lost a passenger before.
Charles Kinnear, president of the Celebration Cruise Line, told reporters Wednesday the cruise line has "given (investigators) our complete track from when we left Grand Bahama last night, every position that we took during the evening."
Two searches occurred, according to ABC — once the ship reached port in Riviera Beach and as the ship's passengers began to disembark.
The ship has a capacity for 1,200 passengers, according to Ryerson. |
