Updated

Updated · Fox News · Nov 9

FBI Probes Suspected Homicide on 5,800-Passenger MSC Seascape as Ship Resumes Caribbean Voyage

Updated

Updated · Fox News · Nov 9

FBI Probes Suspected Homicide on 5,800-Passenger MSC Seascape as Ship Resumes Caribbean Voyage

Q: What dark secret forced a massive Caribbean cruise ship to abruptly reverse course back to Texas?

A suspected homicide aboard the MSC Seascape forced the ship to turn around and return to Galveston, Texas, shortly after it left on its Caribbean voyage. The FBI said it is treating the onboard death as a suspected homicide and opened a maritime investigation when the vessel docked back in Galveston. Agents from the FBI’s Texas City Resident Agency are working with the U.S. Coast Guard, Port of Galveston police, Customs and Border Protection, and MSC Cruises. MSC Cruises said the ship returned after the company reported a “guest incident” and authorities instructed it to go back to port. The cruise line said it is cooperating fully and supporting those affected. What remains unclear is nearly everything else. Authorities have not released the victim’s identity, age, nationality, cause of death, or where on the ship the incident happened. They also have not said whether any suspect has been identified, detained, or arrested. The Seascape had departed Galveston on Sunday afternoon for a seven-night Western Caribbean itinerary with stops planned in Mexico and Honduras. After returning to Texas for the investigation, the ship later resumed its scheduled trip, but the FBI said the case remains active.

3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Nov 9

FBI agents boarded the MSC Seascape in Galveston on Monday after the cruise ship was ordered back to port one day into a seven-night trip following a reported guest incident.
MSC Cruises said it alerted authorities and was told to return; the ship later left Galveston and resumed its itinerary while the investigation continued.
Few details have been released: authorities have not identified the dead person, said how or where the suspected homicide occurred, or announced any suspect or detention.
The Seascape had departed Galveston at 4 p.m. Sunday for stops in Costa Maya, Cozumel and Roatan; its first scheduled port call was Wednesday in Costa Maya.
The Malta-flagged vessel entered service in 2022 and can carry more than 5,800 passengers and about 1,600 crew, underscoring the scale of the case at sea.