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Ohio woman reported missing from Carnival cruise ship
ap on San Diego Union - Tribune ^ | 9/11/06 | AP

Posted on 09/11/2006 11:59:28 AM PDT by NormsRevenge

MIAMI – Authorities were investigating the disappearance of an Ohio woman who was reported missing Monday from a Carnival Cruise Lines ship.

The 37-year-old woman, whose identity was not released, had been on a four-day cruise to Key West and Mexico.

The Miami-based cruise line said relatives last saw the woman Saturday night, but did not report her missing until Monday, when the ship returned to Miami. FBI spokeswoman Judy Orihuela said, however, that she was not aware of any delay in reporting the disappearance. “It doesn't look like foul play,” said Orihuela, whose agency is investigating the case.

The disappearance from the Carnival cruise ship Imagination was the latest missing person case involving a cruise this year.

Elizabeth Galeana, 22, of Naples, Fla., apparently fell off a cruise ship in July and drowned. Her body was found off the coast of Italy last month. In May, Daniel DiPiero, 21, of Canfield, Ohio, fell off a cruise ship to the Bahamas after a night of heavy drinking with friends.

The International Council of Cruise Lines, an industry lobbying group, reported earlier this year that a review of data from 15 lines showed 24 reports of missing people between 2003 to 2005.

One of the highest profile cases involving a cruise ship disappearance occurred last summer, when George Allen Smith IV, 26, of Greenwich, Conn., vanished from his honeymoon cruise in the Mediterranean after an apparent late night of drinking. Bloodstains were found on a canopy that covers lifeboats. No one has been charged and no body has been found.


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Florida; US: Ohio
KEYWORDS: carnival; cruiseship; missing; ohio; woman
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To: TonyRo76

Series. If you haven't had sex, you don't know what it's like. Same goes for many things in life that have not been experienced first hand.


61 posted on 09/11/2006 2:25:39 PM PDT by Cobra64 (All we get are lame ideas from Republicans and lame criticism from dems about those lame ideas.)
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To: PC99

24 missing people in two years out of how many millions of passengers? I'd say that's a pretty good record.


64 posted on 09/11/2006 2:28:54 PM PDT by Hildy
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To: freedumb2003

You're right, of course. But *I* wasn't the one being hard on the folks. ~</;o)


66 posted on 09/11/2006 2:29:36 PM PDT by EggsAckley
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To: TonyRo76
Great, something new for Greta van Susteren to beat on wall-to-wall for the next 8 weeks.

But Hilliary's still booked for tonight...

67 posted on 09/11/2006 2:31:58 PM PDT by mewzilla (Property must be secured or liberty cannot exist. John Adams)
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To: NormsRevenge

With a record like that, the news headlines will soon read: Carnival Cruise Returns With All Passengers. Really, it looks like an awful lot of passengers are too drunk to stay on deck, or someone has discovered a great way of getting rid of unwanted relatives.


68 posted on 09/11/2006 2:32:15 PM PDT by kittymyrib
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To: EggsAckley
But *I* wasn't the one being hard on the folks.

I did address the original poster -- but sometimes I wish we had a "cc:" function so people could tell whether they are the addressee or just an interested party.

On more than one occassion I have done a CP and been climbed over because the Pingee thought I was addressing them.

FRetiquette is tougher than people realize.

69 posted on 09/11/2006 2:33:52 PM PDT by freedumb2003 (the war on poverty should include health club memberships for the morbidly poor)
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To: ASA Vet

Not all cruise ships have cell phone service. Ours did not. It also usually costs extra. Many groups bring a set of radios to talk while running around the huge ships.


70 posted on 09/11/2006 2:34:47 PM PDT by Kaylee Frye
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To: kittymyrib
Really, it looks like an awful lot of passengers are too drunk to stay on deck, or someone has discovered a great way of getting rid of unwanted relatives.

My wife is sure that it is spousicide in every case. You have to admit a moonlit night, a private balcony and a little push could make an almost perfect crime.

71 posted on 09/11/2006 2:35:14 PM PDT by freedumb2003 (the war on poverty should include health club memberships for the morbidly poor)
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To: Arthalion

You do NOT want to drive in Mexico unless you like jails.


72 posted on 09/11/2006 2:37:28 PM PDT by Cobra64 (All we get are lame ideas from Republicans and lame criticism from dems about those lame ideas.)
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To: AbeKrieger
I'll never understand why people waste money on cruises when there are so many REAL vacations and destinations to enjoy.

Maybe that's why they chose the "Imagination".

73 posted on 09/11/2006 2:39:04 PM PDT by Thinkin' Gal (As it was in the days of NO...)
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To: pandoraou812
I would get bored and want to get off within hours. I won't go on one.

Two words: fire trap.

74 posted on 09/11/2006 2:39:46 PM PDT by Thinkin' Gal (As it was in the days of NO...)
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To: kittymyrib
Really, it looks like an awful lot of passengers are too drunk to stay on deck,

Are there really a lot of drunks on cruises?

75 posted on 09/11/2006 2:42:08 PM PDT by Cobra64 (All we get are lame ideas from Republicans and lame criticism from dems about those lame ideas.)
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To: Thinkin' Gal
Hi Thinkin' Gal-

A modern oceangoing vessel is safer than your living room in terms of firefighting capability.

~ Blue Jays ~

76 posted on 09/11/2006 2:45:13 PM PDT by Blue Jays (Rock Hard, Ride Free)
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To: freedumb2003

Not a problem. I know how that happens.
Cheers!


77 posted on 09/11/2006 2:50:54 PM PDT by EggsAckley
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To: linda_22003
we spent whole days exploring the cities we visited. In St. Petersburg there was a full day at the Hermitage

I have heard my dad and grandmother say this is the greatest art museum in the west that neither of them has seen. It must be wonderful.

78 posted on 09/11/2006 3:02:48 PM PDT by TWfromTEXAS (The MSM has no Gravitas.)
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To: Quilla

Actually it was the plot of a Travis McGee book many years ago.


79 posted on 09/11/2006 4:18:48 PM PDT by packrat35 (guest worker/day worker=SlaveMart)
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To: Cobra64
You do NOT want to drive in Mexico unless you like jails.

Funny, I've driven in Mexico many times and have never had that problem. In fact, the most dangerous things on the Mexican highways are the other Mexican drivers and the conditions of the roads themselves. DUI is common and an acceptable practice there, pavement is only sporadically maintained, many roads are unstriped, and streetlights are only found on main thoroughfares inside the larger cities.

There's a few basic safety tips for driving in Mexico that Americans need to be aware of. Follow them and you'll be fine:
1) Don't take your Jaguar to Nuevo Laredo or Tijuana. People there aren't going to care if you're American, Mexican, or Chinese, they're just going to see several years worth of income in stripping it, and you WILL get jacked. If you're going to Mexico, take an older car or, better yet, stop by a car rental place and pick up a Mexican rental (with the bonus Mexican plates).

2) Get through the border areas quickly, but don't speed. The border is controlled by drug gangs and is NOT a place that ANYONE (American or Mexican) really wants to spend a lot of time. The danger fades an hour or two south of the border, so skip Tijuana and head south. On the other hand, ticket revenue is a major resource for the border towns, and Mexican speed limits tend to be lower in towns. If you're speeding, you can expect to be pulled over. The officer will either demand that you pay him the fine on the spot (where a substantial portion will end up in his pocket), or you'll be taken to jail until you can pay it. The trick to avoiding this is...DON'T SPEED.

3) Don't drive after dark. No, there are no gangs of roving banditos waiting to ambush you, but the darkened and unstriped Mexican highways tend to have sharp dropoffs and run through unfenced rangeland. Nothing will screw your vacation faster than a sheep through the windshield.

4) Don't go exploring the back roads unless you have a knowledgeable local with you. They tend to be even more poorly maintained than the highway, and many run into villages that don't like outsiders or which grow various drugs. A lily white American tourist showing up in one of these towns is NOT going to be treated well

5) Keep $40 in your wallet, and the rest of your money in your sock. If you do run into problems, pull out the $40, tell the cop it's all you have, and 95% of the time they'll take your money and let you walk.

Is Mexico the safest place in the world to visit? Nope, but it's safe enough with a little common sense.
80 posted on 09/11/2006 5:03:23 PM PDT by Arthalion
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