Cruise passenger rescued after 10 hours in the sea

I would like to think this young woman would be charged for the cost of her rescue, but somehow I doubt it.

What struck me is that there seemed to be no shame on her part. She almost seemed to be enjoying the publicity a bit too much.

Even if she jumped, it's a wonder she wasn't dragged into the propellers by the powerful undertow. All very strange.

Just listened to a discussion on local radio. Questions raised were:- How can anyone accidentally "fall" over a 6-8' rail?

The cost to the shipping company for the search and diversion is estimated to be at least £350,00.

All sorts of ?? things going on today.

Jalima I was thinking along the same lines

It doesn't matter how she got there - that she was rescued after 10 hours is the big deal! All credit to the rescuers.

She must have been very fit to float/swim/doggie paddle for so long - says something about human endurance.

If she did jump rather than fell then we should be happy - would you miseries rather she drowned?

I’m sure everyone is glad she is fit and well. However , if she jumped , she put other people at risk and inconvenience not to mention the money it cost

Desperate people do desperate things. I live next to a bridge and there have been a number of 'jumpers' over the years.

Once at midday I went out and there was absolute silence as the police had stopped all traffic on the bridge and the embankments on both sides - I could see a young man, in red trousers, standing ready to jump.

We're talking the middle of London here - the whole operation must have been an inconvenience to many. No doubt it also cost money but that's what rescue services are for.

Jalima - I agree with you.
I heard her speaking on the news this morning and she sounded quite jolly.
I can't believe she spent the night swimming. And if she'd been drinking that's a sure way of dying quickly once you hit the water.

If she did jump rather than fell then we should be happy - would you miseries rather she drowned?
I'd rather she didn't jump in the first place; however, I agree with ginny's post.

Riverwalk yes, one can understand that desperate people may not always be thinking rationally. However, a man was threatening to jump off a bridge not far away a few years ago and the whole motorway was shut for hours - people, small children, lorries, business people all stuck there for all that time.
Another time the motorway was shut for hours when someone else threatening to jump off a bridge - it was freezing cold and children and vulnerable people needed medical attention after that incident.

And if she'd been drinking that's a sure way of dying quickly once you hit the water.
That's the odd thing Fennel, it was reported that she had been drinking but DH and I wondered how she survived in the water for all that long if she had not been sober.

I think it would sober me up pretty quickly.

I can't believe she spent the night swimming.

What else could she do?

There are 28 species of sharks that live in the Adriatic Sea including blue sharks, catsharks, great whites, sand tigers, and spiny dogfish
She was very lucky indeed.

Oh Riverwalk she was NOT. desperate I saw her interviewed just after they got her out she was full of it laughing and telling everyone how fit she was at 46 in fact they had to cut into her chattering to move her on She was definitely not a desperate woman
Had she had a hairdryer to dry her hair as I would have expected her to have look bedraggled bemused upset a bit down in the mouth and yes embarrassed she looked like a film star just been doing a film scene

I too find it very hard to believe that a drunken woman could swim or float for ten hours I would have thought with impaired functions she would have been more likely to drown

I have no sympathy for this woman people missed flights and boat connections and a ten hour delay of course I m glad she’s out BUT she should pay towards her rescue

Perhaps her boyfriend threw her a life belt

She sang. And "did yoga excercises". Apparently.
It's a shame for every one of the other passengers on board the cruise liner too. The holidays that they'd saved long and hard for were diverted and their designated stop overs were cancelled or delayed whilst the ship turned around to look for her. Everyone is impacted by the actions of others.

I too find it very hard to believe that a drunken woman could swim or float for ten hours I would have thought with impaired functions she would have been more likely to drown

Bluebelle well what do you think she did for 10 hours? Was she part of a conspiracy, there was a secret submarine or something? Was the ship's log wrong and it wasn't 10 hours?

Where was she for 10 hours? Unless she's a secret endurance ocean swimmer, I can't believe it's part of a cunning plan!

Someone said she was not dressed as she would be for an evening on board - perhaps she discarded some of her clothes in case they dragged her down.

Did no one read in the OP that 319 people have gone overboard since 2000? Presumably they didn't all jump, and if it's so difficult to fall overboard how did they manage it? I wouldn't believe a word the cruise company said, they have after all a vested interest in this. It could cost them in compensation and paying costs (like the rescue), not to mention the adverse publicity. They've already given cash to the other passengers. If she looks a bit dodgy then so do the cruise co.

I have no idea Riverwalk I just feel like most others that that lady did not accidentally fall into the sea as she said and she also didn’t come across as a desperate woman so I think everyone is pretty puzzled by it all including the various news programmes about it maybe more will come out when they view the CCTV footage
She was obviously a very lucky lady

I am glad she survived but as others have mentioned it I think there is more to this story. Most of the news channels have made comments along the same lines. My thinking is, if she was an attention-seeking diva (apparently she'd been drinking, arguing and acting quite obnoxiously before her disappearance) her throwing herself overboard was a very dramatic way to make her point.

I wonder if anything else will come to light?

trisher Presumably they didn't all jump,
We don't know that - 300 is presumably a world-wide figure out of approximately 21.6 million people who go on cruises each year.
What are the statistics for people who jump off bridges per 21.6 million of population?
We would need to know to compare the statistics.

It would not be easy to just fall off the stern of a cruise ship or else I think that the figures would be much higher.

if it's so difficult to fall overboard how did they manage it?

Who knows, because it would be difficult to fall overboard from a modern cruise ship, even in a rough sea.