Sep 12, 2006 12:21 am US/Pacific
Woman Missing From Carnival Cruise Ship
Imagination docked Monday morning at Port of Miami
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Carnival Cruise Lines Imagination
CBS4 News
An investigation is underway in the case of a missing passenger aboard the Carnival cruise line ship, The Imagination.
According to a statement issued by Carnival, early Monday morning, a guest approached the Information Desk aboard the Imagination to report a missing family member, a 36-year-old woman.
The woman, who was not immediately identified but is from Minnesota was last seen aboard the Imagination around 1:30 a.m. on Sunday, Lt. Cmdr. Chris O'Neil, Coast Guard spokesman, said.
The statement went on to say that the woman, whose name has not been released, was reportedly last seen by a member of her family Saturday evening after the ship had sailed from the port of Calica, Mexico. She was not reported missing until Monday morning.
According to CBS4's Gary Nelson FBI officials do confirm the victim was on the ship at its last stop in Mexico. They are unsure how the woman dissappeared and don't know if she jumped off or fell off the ship.
The Coast Guard was alerted about the woman overboard report around 9:30 a.m. Monday when the Imagination tied up in Miami, O'Neil said.
FBI spokeswoman Judy Orihuela said she was not aware of any delay in reporting the disappearance. "It doesn't look like foul play," Orihuela said.
The Imagination returned to the Port of Miami Monday from a four-day cruise to Key West and Calica.
Disappearances aboard cruise ships are not entirely uncommon. The International Council of Cruise Lines, reported earlier this year that a review of data from 15 lines showed 24 missing people were reported from 2003 to 2005.
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