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Joe99
First Class Passenger
Member # 3931

posted 05-15-2008 12:43 AM

Woman goes overboard on NCL Dawn.see here

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Malcolm @ cruisepage
Cruise Director
Member # 301

posted 05-15-2008 05:42 AM

"a slight 46-year-old nurse from Pine Hill, fell Sunday as she tried to reach from one balcony to another on a windy night."

How foolish, one should always wait for a still night to climb between balconies.

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BigUFan
First Class Passenger
Member # 1382

posted 05-15-2008 11:41 AM

Sounds like there could be some foul play there. The relatives are implicated as indicating that the boyfriend may have been abusive.

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Malcolm @ cruisepage
Cruise Director
Member # 301

posted 05-15-2008 02:54 PM

quote:
Originally posted by BigUFan:
Sounds like there could be some foul play there.

Not at all. Whatever her personal circumstances were and/or state of mind, she was alone at the time doing something extremely dangerous.

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Steve Read (sread)
First Class Passenger
Member # 788

posted 05-15-2008 07:03 PM

If Dawn is anything like Gem they'll have good CCTV.
There are cameras along every alleyway so they'll be able to see who went in and out of every cabin, and cameras (heat sensitive) along the side of the ship to see when and how she fell (ie jumped, dived, plunged).

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Jekyll
First Class Passenger
Member # 1878

posted 05-16-2008 01:35 PM

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Jekyll
First Class Passenger
Member # 1878

posted 05-16-2008 01:37 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Jekyll:
[QB]I heard on the news that she was caught on CCTV climbing from one balcony to another - anyone find the video online - it sounded like it was posted somehwre from the way in which it was talked about on TV?[QB]

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FL_Cruiser64
First Class Passenger
Member # 13706

posted 05-17-2008 11:20 AM

I heard that Geraldo (of all people) will have a show tonight on FoxNews in the NCL case. Rumors has it that he obtained a copy of the NCL video and they enhanced it (since even the FBI said it was bad quality).

Rumors also has it that it shows the woman just falling overboard and NOT climbing the balconies.

I am no FoxNews fan, far from it but out of curiosity I will check it out. It may just be an advertising ploy. FoxNews is well known for that.

The only thing what bothers me in that story is that first he said they were 'fooling around' and she fell overboard and then he wasn't even near her (in friends cabin next door). And if nobody was around who contacted NCL?

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Malcolm @ cruisepage
Cruise Director
Member # 301

posted 05-17-2008 01:12 PM

quote:
Originally posted by FL_Cruiser64:

Rumors also has it that it shows the woman just falling overboard and NOT climbing the balconies.

How can you just fall off a cruise ship unless you about 10 foot tall and the railing only reaches your knees? (Unless you are climbing or sitting on a railing).

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timb
First Class Passenger
Member # 5901

posted 05-17-2008 07:22 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Malcolm @ cruisepage:
How can you just fall off a cruise ship unless you about 10 foot tall and the railing only reaches your knees? (Unless you are climbing or sitting on a railing).
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Exactly Malcom. This shot was taken on our November cruise on NCL's Jewel. Now I'm not terribly tall at 5'6" but you get an idea of just how hard it would be to accidentaly fall

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Carlos Fernandez
First Class Passenger
Member # 6432

posted 05-17-2008 08:39 PM

There's only two ways to fall off a cruise ship: if someone pushes you off or if you do something you are not supposed to do. It's not the cruise line's fault, this is already safe as safe as any condo with balconies. It can only be the cruise line's fault if the railing or balcony is defective.

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lasuvidaboy
First Class Passenger
Member # 4527

posted 05-19-2008 12:01 AM

quote:
Originally posted by FL_Cruiser64:

The only thing what bothers me in that story is that first he said they were 'fooling around' and she fell overboard and then he wasn't even near her (in friends cabin next door). And if nobody was around who contacted NCL?

Reminds of a case here in L.A. several years ago. A couple were on a balcony of a hotel having some 'fun' and the woman fell apparently 'fell' over the railing landing 100 feet below.

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Malcolm @ cruisepage
Cruise Director
Member # 301

posted 05-19-2008 06:03 AM

quote:
Originally posted by lasuvidaboy:
Reminds of a case here in L.A. several years ago. A couple were on a balcony of a hotel having some 'fun' and the woman fell apparently 'fell' over the railing landing 100 feet below.

I think a guy fell off a Carnival ship a while ago in a similar situation and not wearing trousers!

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