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Port Deaths

Daniel Behar Cruise Passenger Mexico Excursion Bus Death

Daniel Behar, 11, from Lorton, Virginia was a cruise ship passenger who arrived in the Caribbean Sea Riviera Maya cruise port of Costa Maya, Mexico. He had been aboard Celebrity Equinox with his father, mother [...]
Natural Causes

Stanley B. McDonald Princess Cruises Founder Death

Stanley B. McDonald, 94 – Natural Causes, Cruise Industry Death NA, November 20, 2014, Time of Death is unknown Date: November 20, 2014 Cause: Natural Causes From: Bellevue, Washington Passenger Name: Stanley B. McDonald Cruise [...]
Overboard Deaths

Vernon Witsell, Cruise Ship Passenger Suicide Overboard, Skyline Princess Off New York

Vernon Witsell, Cruise Ship Passenger Overboard, Skyline Princess Off New York – August 21, 2016, Time of Death 2:10 Vernon Witsell, 56, of Queens, New York was aboard Skyline Cruises’ Skyline Princess, when New York police say [...]
Overboard Deaths

Clint Markham Passenger Cruise Ship Costa Maya Resort Drunk Carnival Conquest Overboard

Clint Markham, 40 – Suicide Overboard, Carnival Conquest Passenger, September 23, 2011, Time of Death 6:35 On September 18, 2011, Clint Markham, 40, and his wife Michelle embarked on a Caribbean cruise from Galveston, Texas [...]
Cruise Ship Sinkings

Gual Guillermo Passenger Death Costa Concordia Cruise Ship Sinking

Gual Guillermo – Costa Concordia Sinking, Carnival’s Costa Concordia – January 13, 2012, Time of Death 9:45-4:00. Gual Guillermo, 68, from Spain died aboard Carnival Corp’s, Costa Cruises’ Costa Concordia when the cruise ship grounded off the [...]

Brandon Paul, Cruise Passenger Overboard, Carnival Cruise Line Carnival Victory

March 22, 2017

Brandon Paul, Cruise Passenger Overboard, Carnival Cruise Line Carnival Victory March 15, 2017, Time of Death 3:00. On Wednesday, March 22, 2017, Brandon Paul, 23, of Floral City, Florida went overboard from Carnival Cruise Lines’ Carnival Victory [...]
Hue Pham and Hue Tran Passenger Cruise Ship Death Overboard Carnival Sunshine San Juan

May 12, 2005
Richard Fearnside Passenger Cruise Overboard Pride Of Kent Ferry

May 28, 2013

Jessie Harper Mozee Passenger Cruise Ship Death Aboard SS Seeandbee Murder

June 29, 1940

Jessie Harper Mozee, 53 – Murder, SS Seeandbee Passenger, July 29, 1940, Time of Death is unknown. COLD CASE – 75 YEAR UNSOLVED CRUISE SHIP MURDER – Jessie Harper Mozee, 53, a resident of Nome, Alaska, [...]
Leon Klinghoffer Cruise-Ship-Passenger Murder Achille Lauro

October 8, 1985
Charles A Fink Passenger Cruise Ship Death SS Hekla Murder

July 11, 1903

Horst Galle Passenger Death Costa Concordia Cruise Ship Sinking

January 13, 2012

Horst Galle – Costa Concordia Sinking, Carnival’s Costa Concordia – January 13, 2012, Time of Death 9:45-4:00 Horst Galle, 66, a passenger from Germany died aboard Carnival Corp’s, Costa Cruises’ Costa Concordia when the cruise ship grounded […]

Dayana Arlotti Passenger Death Costa Concordia Cruise Ship Sinking

January 13, 2012

Dayana Arlotti – Costa Concordia Sinking, Carnival’s Costa Concordia – January 13, 2012, Time of Death 9:45-4:00. Dayana Arlotti, 5, from Italy died aboard Carnival Corp’s, Costa Cruises’ Costa Concordia when the cruise ship grounded off the […]

Sandor Feher Musician Death Costa Concordia Cruise Ship Sinking

January 13, 2012

Sandor Feher – Costa Concordia Sinking, Carnival’s Costa Concordia – January 13, 2012, Time of Death 9:45-4:00. Sandor Feher, 38, from Hungary was listed as a crew member who worked aboard Carnival Corp’s, Costa Cruises’ Costa […]

Kelly Ryann Dorrell Death Queen Mary Visitor Long Beach

December 5, 2011

Kelly Ryann Dorrell, 26 – Suicidal Behavior, Cunard Line Queen Mary Passenger, December 5, 2011, Time of Death 8:30. During a pub-crawl night on the town to celebration the end of Prohibition, Kelly Ryann Dorrell, 26 […]

Sara Carolyn Hendricks-Lorentz Passenger Cruise Ship Death Aboard Grandeur Of The Seas

March 5, 2010

Sara Carolyn Hendricks-Lorentz, 46 – Suicide, Grandeur Of The Seas Passenger, March 5, 2010, Time of Death is unknown. Date: March 5, 2010 Cause: Suicide, fall to lower deck From: Orlando, Florida Passenger Name: Sara Carolyn […]

Sean Christopher Rae Passenger Cruise Ship Death Overboard Bahia Belle

August 1, 2009

Sean Christopher Rae, 28 – Suicidal Behavior, Bahia Belle Passenger, August 1, 2009, Time of Death is unknown. Date: August 1, 2009 Cause: Suicidal Behavior From: San Diego State University student from Virginia Beach Passenger […]

Kassandra Arielle Braun Cruise Death World Odyssey Semester at Sea Colorado State University November 6 2017

Kassandra Arielle Braun Semester At Sea Myanmar Death

November 7, 2017

Kassandra Arielle Braun Semester At Sea Myanmar Death – Kassandra Arielle Braun, 20, from Fishers, Indiana, was a student at St. Edward’s University in Austin, Texas. Braun was on a Semester At Sea Voyage Around the World […]

James C Harte Passenger Cruise Ship Death Veendam

January 31, 2014

James C Harte, 87 – Head – Neck31 Trauma, Veendam Passenger, January 31, 2014, Time of Death is unknown. Date: January 31, 2014 Cause: head injury From: Salt Lake City, Utah Passenger Name: James C Harte […]

Jose Sandoval Opazo Crew Cruise Ship Death Carnival Ecstasy

December 27, 2015

Jose Sandoval Opazo, 66 – Crew Elevator Death, Carnival Ecstasy Crew, December 27, 2015 Chief electrician Jose Sandoval Opazo, 66, was doing routine maintenance atop an elevator stopped on the sixth floor of the Carnival Ecstasy […]

Millard Bush Passenger Cruise Ship Death Aboard SS Chilcotin

September 12, 1952

Millard Bush, 65 – Heart Failure, SS Chilcotin Passenger, September 12, 1952, Time of Death is 6:00. Date: September 12, 1952 Cause: heart attack From: Coopersville, Ohio Passenger Name: Millard Bush Cruise Line: Ship: SS Chilcotin […]

Constance-Kovach-Passenger Cruise Ship Death Jewel of the Seas

June 5, 2015

Constance Peek Kovach, 69 – Natural Causes, Jewel Of The Seas Passenger, June 5, 2015, Time of Death is unknown. Celebration Of Life – Constance Peek (Connie) Kovach, 69, from Warner Robins, Georgia, was on her honeymoon […]

Charles Francis Smedley Passenger Cruise Ship Death Aboard Oosterdam

April 5, 2012

Charles Francis Smedley, 76 – Heart Failure, Oosterdam Passenger, April 5, 2012, Time of Death is unknown. Date: April 5, 2012 Cause: Heart Attack From: San Diego, California Passenger Name: Charles Francis Smedley Cruise Line: Holland America […]

Isabella Negrato Passenger Cruise Ship Death Aboard MSC Opera

December 19, 2008

Isabella Negrato, 22 – Unknown Cause, MSC Opera Passenger, December 19, 2008, Time of Death 7:10. Isabella Negrato, age 22, from São Paulo, Brazil was a University student in São Paulo, Brazil. Her father, Doctor […]

Paul Hunt III Passenger Cruise Ship Death Aboard ‘s Carnival Destiny

May 24, 2010

Paul Hunt III, – Pre Existing Condition, Carnival Destiny Passenger, May 24, 2010, Time of Death is unknown. Paul Hunt III was a passengers aboard Carnival Cruise Line’s Carnival Destiny when he passed away on […]

Two Cruise Ship Passengers Dead, Norovirus, Celebrity Summit

October 31, 2007

Two Cruise Ship Passengers Dead, – Norovirus, Celebrity Summit Passenger, October 31, 2007, Time of Death 7:15. Two passengers were dead onboard the Celebrity Summit when it arrived in Honolulu, Hawaii Today. A third passenger was […]

Jim Milillo Passenger Cruise Ship Death Liberty Of The Seas Cozumel

November 17, 2012

Jim Milillo, 39 – Excursion Dune Buggy Crash, Liberty Of The Seas Passenger, November 17, 2012, Time of Death 8:00-5:00. Date: November 17, 2012 Cause: Excursion Dune Buggy Crash From: Florida Passenger Name: Jim Milillo & […]

Ian Michael Scott Ellis Passenger Cruise Ship Death Carnival Fantasy Grand Turk Snorkeling

November 4, 2015

Ian Michael Scott Ellis, 49 – Drowning Excursion, Carnival Fantasy Passenger, November 4, 2015, Time of Death 8:00-5:00. Ian Michael Scott-Ellis, 49, from Mount Holly, North Carolina was a cruise ship passenger aboard Carnival Cruise Line Carnival […]

Laura Herrmann Couallier Cruise Passenger Mexico Excursion Bus Death

December 19, 2017

Laura Herrmann Couallier, 52, owner of Laura Herrmann Design, from Apopka, Florida, was a cruise ship passenger who arrived in the Caribbean Sea Riviera Maya cruise port of Costa Maya, Mexico. She boarded an excursion […]

Erica Cummings Passenger Cruise Ship Death Swimming Pool Drowing Rotterdam

December 26, 1997

Erica Cummings, 19 – Drowning Pool, Rotterdam Passenger, December 26, 1997, Time of Death is unknown. Erica Cummings, 19, from California a student at Baylor University, drowned December 26, 1997, in a shipboard pool that was […]

Qwentyn Hunter Child Passenger Cruise Ship Death Swimming Pool Drowning Carnival Victory

October 13, 2013

Qwentyn Hunter, 6 – Drowning Pool, Carnival Victory Passenger, October 13, 2013, Time of Death 4:45. Qwentyn Hunter, 6, from Winter Garden, Florida was sailing aboard Carnival Cruise Lines’ Carnival Victory when he drowned in the […]

Dante-Curtis Passenger Cruise Ship Death Norwegian Breakaway

March 3, 2014

Dante Curtis, 4 – Drowning Adult Pool, Norwegian Breakaway Passenger, February 3, 2014, Time of Death 8:00-5:00. On the morning of Monday February 3, 2014, Dante Curtis, 4, from Brooklyn, New York was in the swimming […]

Larry Morris Hammer Passenger Cruise Ship Fire Death Estrella Amazonica

April 12, 2017

Larry Morris Hammer and Cristy Jeins Hammer, Estrella Amazonica Cruise Ship Fire Death, Omaha, Nebraska Couple Die After Cruise Ship Cabin Fire – April 12, 2016, Time of Death 0200 Hours. Larry Morris Hammer, 74, […]

Carrie Dempsey Cruise Ship Passenger Tropical Breeze Casino Shuttle Fire Death

January 14, 2018

Carrie Dempsey, 42 from Lutz, Florida died as a result of the cruise ship fire aboard the Tropical Breeze casino shuttle boat near Port Richey, Florida on Sunday, January 14, 2018. Tampa General Hospital Regional Medical […]

Richard Liffridge Passenger Cruise Ship Death Aboard Star Princess Fire

March 23, 2006

Richard Liffridge, 72 – Cruise Ship Fire, Star Princess Passenger, March 23, 2006, Time of Death 3:00-6:00. On March 23, 2006, my family suffered a devastating loss. My father, Richard Liffridge, and Victoria along with two […]

Seth Younes Passenger Cruise Ship Death Bahamas Acute Alcohol Intoxication

February 26, 2013

Seth Younes, 18 – Alcohol Related Death, Carnival Miracle Passenger, February 26, 2013, Time of Death is unknown. In the wee hours of the morning on Tuesday, February 26, 2013, Seth Asa Younes, 18, from Sarasota, New […]

Dianne Brimble Passenger Cruise Ship Death Aboard Pacific Sky Drug Overdose GHB

September 23, 2002

Dianne Brimble, 42 – Drug Overdose, Pacific Sky Passenger, September 23, 2002, Time of Death 8:30. The Victim – Justice Denied – Dianne Brimble, 42, from Brisbane, Australia, a mother of three. Family said before […]

Joel Taylor Passenger Cruise Ship Death Harmony of the Seas

January 23, 2018

On Tuesday, January 23, 2018, Discovery Channel Storm Chasers star Joel Taylor, 38, from Norman, Oklahoma died aboard Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines cruise ship Harmony of the Seas while the cruise ship was near Puerto […]

Ms Hsieh Passenger Cruise Ship Death Costa-Victoria

July 17, 2014

Ms Hsieh, 53 – Missing, Costa Victoria Passenger, July 17, 2014, Time of Death is unknown. Ms Hsieh, 53, a Taiwanese-American, was reported missing from the Costa Cruises cruise ship Costa Victoria while the ship was […]

Sarah Tessier Powell Passenger Cruise Ship Death Overboard Veendam

September 20, 2012

Sarah Tessier Powell, Passenger Missing Presumed Dead, Holland America Line Veendam – September 20, 2012, Time of Death Unknown. Sarah Tessier Powell, 70, from Baton Rouge, Louisiana was alone on a fall foliage, New England, Canadian Maritimes […]

Oliveiro Fernandez Crew Cruise Ship Death Overboard Island Adventure

November 13, 2007

Oliveiro Fernandez, 44 – Missing, Island Adventure Crew, November 13, 2007, Time of Death 9:30. Oliveiro Fernandez, 44, an assistant cook crew member aboard Island Adventure was reported missing from the Island Cruises Island Adventure casino cruise […]

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