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Robert L. Moody Murdered by crew on gambling ship the City of Panama

Robert L. Moody Ship Passenger Dies, Crew On Trial For Murder September 1, 1933, Time of Death 9:00. Robert L. Moody, 24-year-old butcher, as a result of a basal skull fracture assertively suffered when he was [...]
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Laura-Gainey-Passenger Cruise Ship Death Picton-Castle

Laura Gainey, 25 – Accidental Death, Picton Castle Passenger, December 8, 2006, Time of Death is unknown. The Windward Isles Sailing Ship Company’s Picton Castle, 45 passenger, 180 foot vessel, left on December 5, 2006 headed [...]
Natural Causes

Gladys A Bontrager Miller Cruise Ship Passenger Death

Gladys A. Bontrager Miller, 82, of Goshen and Sarasota, Florida died of natural causes on Tuesday, February 20, 2018 while on a cruise off the coast of Chile. The cruise was a gift from Gladys [...]
Overboard Deaths

Nathaniel Skokan Passenger Cruise Ship Death Independence of the Seas Overboard

Nathaniel (Nate) Skokan, 22 – Suicidal Behavior, Independence of the Seas on December 22, 2016, Time of Death 2:00. Nathaniel Skokan, 22, was aboard Royal Caribbean Cruise Line’s Independence of the Seas on December 22, 2016, [...]
Suicidal Behavior

Kelly Ryann Dorrell Death Queen Mary Visitor Long Beach

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 [...]

Noojady-Nithynanda-Shetty Passenger Cruise Ship Death Superstar-Virgo

April 11, 2009

Noojady Nithynanda Shetty, 49 – Suspicious Overboard, Superstar Virgo Passenger, April 13, 2009, Time of Death is unknown. Noojady Nithynanda Shetty, 49 and his wife Kasturi Nithyanda Shetty, 47 both of India were aboard Superstar [...]
Fariba-Amani-Passenger Cruise Ship Death Bahamas-Celebration

February 29, 2012
Jerome Victor Batts Passenger Cruise Ship Death Overboard Carrie B Norfolk

September 17, 1993

Charles A Fink Passenger Cruise Ship Death SS Hekla Murder

July 11, 1903

Charles A. Fink, – Murder, SS Steamship Hekla Passenger, July 11, 1903, Time of Death is unknown. The Scandinavian-American Line SS Hekla had left Copenhagen on July 7, 1903 headed for Hoboken, New Jersey. Charles A. [...]
Baby-Doe Cruise Ship Passenger Carnival Dream Murder

October 10, 2011
Paige Washington Child Passenger Cruise Ship Death Aboard Emerald Seas Murder

August 4, 1986

Luisa Antonio Virzi Passenger Death Costa Concordia Cruise Ship Sinking

January 13, 2012

Luisa Antonio Virzi – Costa Concordia Sinking, Carnival’s Costa Concordia – January 13, 2012, Time of Death 9:45-4:00. Luisa Antonio Virzi – Costa Concordia Sinking, Carnival’s Costa Concordia, Time of Death 9:45-4:00 Luisa Antonio Virzi, 49, […]

Pierre Gregoire Passenger Death Costa Concordia Cruise Ship Sinking

January 13, 2012

Pierre Gregoire – Costa Co13ncordia Sinking, Carnival’s Costa Concordia – January 13, 2012, Time of Death 9:45-4:00. Pierre Gregoire, 69, from France died aboard Carnival Corp’s, Costa Cruises’ Costa Concordia when the cruise ship grounded off the […]

Sharon Johnson Passenger Cruise Ship Death Pura Vida Princess Sinking

January 8, 2017

Sharon Johnson, 70 – Ship Sinking Death, Pura Vida Princess Passenger, January 8, 2015, Time of Death 8:00-5:00. Date: January 8, 2015 Cause: Ship Sinking Death From: Canada Passenger Name: Sharon Johnson Cruise Line: Catamaran Cruises […]

Theobald Perelo Passenger Cruise Ship Death Aboard MSC Fantasia

December 6, 2012

Theobald Perelo Cruise Ship Passenger Death, MSC Cruises MSC Fantasia December 6, 2012, Time of Death 1:00. Theobald Perelo, 52, from Brazil was sailing aboard MSC Cruises’ MSC Fantasia when he fell from his cabin […]

Gregory Gonzales Navarro Crew Cruise Ship Hanging Death Carnival Victory Old San Juan Puerto Rico

June 14, 2009

Gregory Gonzales Navarro, 27 – Suicide Hanging, Carnival Victory Crew, June 14, 2009, Time of Death is unknown. The family in this case is beyond grief-stricken. They say their son and husband, Gregory Gonzalez Navarro, […]

John LaDuke Passenger Cruise Ship Death Caribbean Hanging

June 21, 2011

John LaDuke, 45 – Suicide Hanging, Carnival Freedom Passenger, June 21, 2015, Time of Death is unknown. John LaDuke, 45, was sailing aboard Carnival Cruise Line’s Carnival Freedom with family members on a Caribbean Father’s Day, […]

Dr Michael Bedford Passenger Cruise Ship Death Aboard MV Athena Hurricane Maria

September 12, 2005

Dr. Michael Bedford, 70 – Head – Neck Trauma, Classic International Cruises MV Athena Passenger, September 12, 2005, Time of Death is unknown. Dr. Michael Bedford, 70, of Sark, Channel Islands was sailing aboard Ocean […]

Barbara Davey, Passenger Cruise Ship Death Brilliance Of the Sea

December 12, 2010

Barbara Davey, 56 – Head – Neck Trauma, Brilliance Of the Seas Passenger, December 12, 2010, Time of Death is unknown. In a shocking case of cruise line understatement, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines called the injuries […]

Bernard Michael Walters Cruise Ship Passenger Death

June 14, 2018

Bernard Michael Walters Cruise Ship Passenger Death – On June 14, 2018, Bernard Michael Walters, 83, from Burlington Place, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England was on a Mediterranean cruise aboard Fred Olsen Cruise Lines ship Boudicca with his wife […]

Edgar Walkup Passenger Cruise Ship Death Aboard Maasdam

December 10, 2011

Edgar Walkup, – Pre Existing Condition, Maasdam Passenger, December 10, 2011, Time of Death is unknown. Date: December 10, 2011 Cause: Pre Existing Condition From: Passenger Name: Edgar Walkup Cruise Line: Holland America Line Ship: Maasdam December […]

Timothy Brunet Passenger Cruise Ship Death Aboard Carnival Sensation

January 6, 2006

Timothy Brunet, – Death Aboard, Carnival Sensation Passenger, January 6, 2006, Time of Death is unknown. Date: January 6, 2006 Cause: Death Aboard Location: New Orleans (Hurricane Katrina victim) Passenger: Timothy Brunet Cruise Line: Carnival […]

Laverne Kathryn Day Passenger Cruise Ship Death in Alaska

February 23, 2016

Laverne Kathryn Day, Cruise Ship Passenger Death, Died of Natural Causes During Alaska Cruise, February 23, 2016, Time of Death Unknown Laverne Kathryn Day, 71, from Friday Harbor, on San Juan Island in Washington state, died during […]

Jimmy Murphy Cruise Industry Death AmaWaterways Co-founder

December 18, 2014

Jimmy Murphy, 82 – Pre Existing Condition, Cruise Industry Death NA, December 18, 2014, Time of Death is unknown. Date: December 18, 2014 Cause: Cancer From: California Passenger Name: Jimmy Murphy Cruise Line: AmaWaterways Ship: Cruise […]

Bendie Antonio, 42, Costa Fascinosanio Crew Covid-19 Death

Bendie Antonio, 42, Costa Fascinosanio Crew Covid-19 Illness Death

April 19, 2020

Bendie Antonio, 42, Costa Fascinosanio Crew Covid-19 Illness Death – On Sunday, April 19, 2020, Bendie Antonio, 42, from Talisay, Cebu was a crew member aboard Costa Cruises ship Costa Fascinosa when he became ill […]

Rudy Haryanto, 35, Costa Fascinosa Crew Cruise Ship Death Covid-19

April 14, 2020

On April 14, 2020, Rudy Haryanto, 35, Assistant Housekeeping Manager crew from Indonesia who worked aboard Costa Cruises ship Costa Fascinosa has died as a result of complications caused by the Coronavirus while the ship […]

Mexico Cruise Excursion Bus Accident Passengers Death

Anna Behar Cruise Passenger Mexico Excursion Bus Death

December 19, 2017

Anna Behar, 46, (Anna Shamis) from Lorton, Virginia was a cruise ship passenger who arrived in the Caribbean Sea Riviera Maya cruise port of Costa Maya, Mexico. She had been aboard Celebrity Equinox with her […]

Fanya Shamis Cruise Passenger Mexico Excursion Bus Death

December 19, 2017

Fanya Shamis, 78 from Coconut Creek, Florida was a cruise ship passenger who arrived in the Caribbean Sea Riviera Maya cruise port of Costa Maya, Mexico. She had been aboard Celebrity Equinox with her daughter, son-in-law and grand-children. […]

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 […]

Viviane Brahms Overboard Pelican Ferry Fisher Island Florida

February 18, 2020

Viviane Brahms Overboard Pelican Ferry Fisher Island Florida – On Tuesday, February 18, 2020, Viviane Brahms, 75, from Harrison, New York, was aboard the Fisher Island ferry Pelican, when the vehicle she was riding inside, […]

Billie Jean Hunt Passenger Cruise Ship Death Carnival Conquest Jacuzzi

February 9, 2007

Billie Jean Hunt, 71 – Death Aboard, Carnival Conquest Passenger, February 9, 2007, Time of Death is unknown. Mrs. Billie Jean Hunt was on a cruise aboard Carnival Cruise Lines’ Carnival Conquest on February 9, […]

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 […]

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 […]

Gwen Mnguni Passenger Cruise Death Fire Prime Time

November 19, 2016

Gwen Mnguni, Cruise Ship Fire Death, Prime Time Party Boat November 19, 2016, Time of Death 2:00. Gwen Mnguni, 33, from Diepkloof in Soweto, South Africa was on the cruise with her husband Nhlonipho Mnguni when Prime […]

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, […]

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 […]

Angel Holcomb Passenger Cruise Ship Death Aboard Carnival Conquest

May 2, 2011

Angel Holcomb, 39 – Alcohol Related Death, Carnival Conquest Passenger, May 2, 2011, Time of Death 1:00-3:00. In the second alcohol related death of a Holcomb from Galveston, Texas cruising on a Carnival Cruise Line cruise […]

Kipi Holcomb Passenger Cruise Ship Death Alcohol Poisoning Carnival Ecstasy

February 16, 2010

Kipi Holcomb, 32 – Drug Overdose, Carnival Ecstasy Passenger, February 16, 2010, Time of Death is unknown. The United States Federal Bureau Of Investigation (FBI) is investigating the death of cruise ship passenger Kipi Holcomb, 32, […]

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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