Passenger on European cruise goes overboard, disappears after texting wife he felt seasick: report
MSC Cruises says passenger went overboard en route to Hamburg
A 23-year-old passenger on a cruise around Northern Europe went overboard and is missing after reportedly sending his wife a message that he felt seasick.
The man went missing from the MSC Euribia after the ship disembarked from the port city of Southampton on England’s south coast, a spokesperson for MSC Cruises told Fox News Digital in a statement.
"A passenger on board MSC Euribia went overboard on 16 March as the ship was sailing to Hamburg," the statement said. "This was reported to the authorities. The police in Southampton boarded the vessel today and investigated on behalf of the coroner. We are deeply saddened by this news and our thoughts are with the family at this very difficult time. Out of respect for the family’s privacy, we will refrain from disclosing any additional information."
The ship was scheduled to sail to Hamburg, Germany, Rotterdam, Netherlands, Bruges, Belgium and Le Havre, France, the BBC reported. The vessel returned to Southampton on Friday, where police boarded the vessel to investigate the incident for the coroner.
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MSC Cruises said that a passenger is missing after he was believed to have gone overboard from the MSC Euribia cruise ship on March 16. (Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images, File / Getty Images)
The Glasgow-based Daily Record identified the man as Liam Jones, a 23-year-old student from Dundee, Scotland, who was studying social work.
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The cruise line said that the authorities were informed and had been on the vessel following the incident. (Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images, File / Getty Images)
Jones’ wife, 20-year-old Sophia Mcphee, told the outlet that she had received very little information about what happened, though she revealed that her husband had complained of feeling seasick in his final text message to her.
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"I'm never going to see him again," Mcphee said. "I'm devastated.