Mom missing after falling overboard on Royal Caribbean cruise, son believes she’s still ‘stuck’ on ship

NY Post ^ | 08/01/2023 | Yaron Steinbuch

[ChicagoConservative27]

A mom is missing after she fell off a Royal Caribbean cruise ship Monday during a voyage from Malaysia to Singapore, officials said.

Reeta Sahani, 64, was vacationing with her husband Jakesh Sahani, 70, on the Spectrum of the Seas when he woke up in the middle of the night and noticed his wife was missing from the cabin, the Strait Times reported.

The vessel’s overboard detection system revealed that something had gone overboard and the Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre was notified about 7:50 a.m. Monday that a passenger “had fallen overboard in the Singapore Strait,” according to the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore.

[ChicagoConservative27]

What is it with people jumping off cruise ships lately? Third one I have heard of.

[nwrep]

Older Indian woman. Probably did not understand idiomatic English language instructions.

[PGR88]

The Singapore Straight is like Los Angeles’ 405 freeway for ships

No one else saw her fall?

[PIF]

Excerpt:
The couple’s son, Apoorv Sahani, 39, who was not aboard, told the Straits Times that his mother could not swim.

He has disputed suspicions that his mother jumped overboard - and believes she could even be “stuck” somewhere on the ship.

“We’ve asked to see the CCTV (closed-circuit television) footage, but so far we’ve not received anything yet for us to confirm that it was her. All we know is that the ship’s crew thinks she jumped,” he told the Straits Times in a phone call Monday night.

“Eventually my father was told to get down from the ship because there was another cruise that was going to take place, but we think she may still be on the ship, stuck somewhere,” he added.

“She was on a holiday enjoying herself and then this whole thing happened. It doesn’t make sense.”

[bray]

Probably taking a selfie.

[Red Badger]

“...he woke up in the middle of the night ...”

“...Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre was notified about 7:50 a.m. ...”

[John S Mosby]

Or maybe— Suttee (old Hindu custom usually on funeral pyre of dead husband— joins husband in the burning)... by seawater. Dementia at sea on strange environment for a demented person? busy seaway.

[liberalh8ter]

“She was on a holiday enjoying herself and then this whole thing happened. It doesn’t make sense.”

Perhaps she wasn’t enjoying herself as much as her son thinks.

[larrytown]

The vessel’s overboard detection system revealed that something had gone overboard

Whut? Sounds like something that is prone to lots of spurious false alarms, if it's only consulted some HOURS after a supposed 'overboard' event.

[Bob434]

[[ so far we’ve not received anything yet for us to -—confirm that it was her-—. All we know is that the ship’s crew thinks she jumped,”]]

So there is video that shows someone did jump overboard?

[texas booster]

SICK provides sensors that can be installed on a detection system that help locate the exact position of the missing person quickly, which is crucial for a successful rescue operation. Thanks to the sensors, the system detects the location and sends this information to the rescue team in real time triggering an alarm.

When the MRS6000 3D LiDAR sensors are installed, the products can scan a defined area around a ship. When a defined object falls through the scan area, the ship crew is notified via an alarm. The crew can then watch the video recordings and take immediate action.

In addition, the MRS6000 sensors can prevent faulty alarms by blanking out spray, waves and birds, for example. The system can be used for a variety of applications including commercial and passenger ships as well as yachts, oil platforms and bridges.

Was immediate action not taken, once the overboard detector went off? Some systems alert a mobile pad at "maximum volume" until it is told that a search has been started.

[Bob434]

Nm, I see that the ships on-board “overboard detection system” indicated someone went over

[larrytown]

Nice depiction of the system - thanks!

Still, a human reaction is required, and thus the failing point of the system becomes apparent.

[devere]

Very likely it was either suicide or murder.

[scrabblehack]

So...sold into slavery?