Woman missing from cruise ship jumped overboard; search suspended
Rescue crews from the U.S. Coast Guard suspended their search Wednesday for a 63-year-old woman reported missing from a cruise ship after it docked in San Diego.
Officials said they combed the search area but never found the woman, who was last seen aboard the Celebrity Millennium on Monday night as it sailed to San Diego from Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.
A review of onboard camera footage showed the woman climbed over the ship's railing and let go about 9:15 p.m. Monday, said Cynthia Martinez, a spokeswoman for Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
The ship’s security staff learned the woman was missing Tuesday after she failed to disembark as scheduled, Martinez said.
Ship operators determined the location of the woman's jump and alerted Coast Guard and FBI authorities.
The vessel departed San Juan, Puerto Rico, April 18 and traveled for 15 nights to San Diego through the Panama Canal.
The Coast Guard was alerted to the disappearance about 1:15 p.m. Tuesday after the ship reached San Diego. An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter from San Diego and a Hercules C-130 aircraft from Sacramento helped with the search.
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"...last seen aboard the Celebrity Millennium on Monday night as it sailed to San Diego..." Shouldn't that be as it steamed to San Diego?
Posted by: Lou Bricano | May 04, 2011 at 01:40 PM
Lou, go back to school.
Websters Dictionary:
verb [ intrans. ]
• [with adverbial ] travel in a ship or boat using sails or engine power : the ferry caught fire sailing between Caen and Portsmouth.
• [with adverbial ] begin a voyage; leave a harbor : the catamaran sails at 3:30.
• [ trans. ] travel by ship on or across (a sea) or on (a route) : plastic ships could be sailing the oceans soon.
idiot
Posted by: Mr. Wrong Bricano | May 04, 2011 at 02:49 PM
No, it should not be " steamed to San Diego". Most modern day cruise ships are powered by four or more electric motors mounted in moveable pods beneath the hull, two forward and two aft for superb maneuverability and control. Electricity is provided by either diesel or gas turbine powered generators and large industrial batteries. They are not powered by steam.
Perhaps " motored to San Diego" would be appropriate.
Posted by: CaliPHOBE | May 04, 2011 at 03:02 PM
There are no steam-powered cruise ships in service today so 'sail' is the correct term.
Posted by: boochie | May 04, 2011 at 03:06 PM
Shouldn't they have checked the CCTV first?
Posted by: ladyofargonne | May 04, 2011 at 03:54 PM
Sad that this woman died and you're proofing the article (incorrectly at that).
Posted by: Jessica | May 04, 2011 at 04:11 PM
The correct term should be "Sale'd", as you pay through the nose to get on one of these behemoths. Other choices, re: the other posts, include: Turbined, if the skipper wears a turban, or Electropoded, as in a Pod Of Whales. I will ask "Deer Abby" (sic.)
Posted by: Bill | May 04, 2011 at 06:04 PM
all of you -wrong wrong wrong.
it should read "piloted" to San Diego. I learned my english from LAUSD
Posted by: johnny | May 04, 2011 at 06:33 PM
OK, smart guys, most cruise ships may have electrical drive motors.
but the electricity is made in steam turbines, like it is for land grids, because that's most efficient.
So, the verb 'steamed' is entirely appropriate.
Posted by: RUJoking?! | May 04, 2011 at 07:37 PM
"...A review of onboard camera footage..." Wait, they don't have 24 hour live security monitoring? You're taking a bunch of people out onto the ocean, most of whom are drunk at some point in the day or evening! Put a guy or two in a room with a bunch of monitors and look for this kind of stuff and react to it in real time! Three shifts, couple guys. Yeah it costs more, but it's a no-brainer in the long run.
Posted by: Eric of Reseda | May 04, 2011 at 07:48 PM
Lou...who cares. Really, after reading this story this is all you could come up with?
Mr. Wrong....just shaking my head, go back and teach that junior college English course you're so proud to be a part of.
This is why I don't live in LA anymore...there is just no substance to some of it's residents....
Posted by: Get a life | May 04, 2011 at 07:59 PM
Yes, Lou, then you can pick up valuable skills such as the ones possessed by Mr Wrong Bricano and use 'google search' and 'copy and paste' to make yourself feel superior.
Posted by: sitdownandbequiet | May 04, 2011 at 08:01 PM