Canadian woman goes missing during
Bahamian cruise
Last Updated Sun, 11 Dec 2005 18:21:32 EST
CBC News
The U.S. Coast Guard and Bahamian naval boats have
called off a search for a Canadian woman who
mysteriously disappeared while on a cruise ship off the
Bahamas.
Officials said they feared Jill Begora, 59, may have fallen
overboard as she travelled on the Royal Caribbean
cruise ship Jewel of the Seas on the weekend.
Her husband reported her absence on Saturday morning,
as the ship approached the Bahamian capital of Nassau
after visiting the eastern Caribbean island of Antigua.
The crew searched the vessel but couldn't find any sign
of Begora and filed a missing person report with the
U.S. Coast Guard.
"They did a full ship search and there was no evidence
that she had left the ship in Nassau," leading officials to
believe she may have fallen into the water, Coast Guard
spokesman Dana Warr told the Associated Press.
Bahamian navy crews combed the shorelines while a
U.S. Coast Guard plane conducted overhead searches
in the area where she was reported missing, about
40 kilometres northeast of Nassau.
Late Sunday, Warr said the search had been called
off and wouldn't resume.
He said the ship had arrived in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.,
where it was searched by Coast Guard staff.
The investigation will be turned over to the FBI, officials
said.
Officials didn't immediately say where Begora was
from or give other details about her.

ARE THESE CRUISE SHIPS GETTING
CARELESS OR WHAT?