A tourist from Scotland is feared dead after falling overboard from a cruise ship traveling to Hamburg, Germany.
Liam Jones, 23, sent a message to his wife Sophia Mcphee on March 16, expressing that he was feeling seasick on the MSC Euribia as it departed from Southampton.
The social work student, from Dundee, was last observed on the deck of the 331-meter-long ship by his sister on that day.
The cruise company, MSC Cruises, has confirmed that a passenger went missing, and the police have boarded the ship after it returned to Britain.
Sophia recounted to the Daily Record that she last saw her husband on March 14, when he traveled from their home to Glasgow to meet his family. Daily Record that the last time she saw her husband was March 14 when he travelled from their home to Glasgow to meet his family.
She expressed, ‘I feel so lost. He’s just… gone. I’m never going to see him again. I’m devastated.
’I have so many questions, and I’m not getting any answers about what’s happened.’
The cruise, scheduled to make stops in Germany, France, and Belgium, was en route to Hamburg when Liam messaged Sophia.
She mentioned that Liam’s sister messaged her the next day, informing her about an ‘accident’ and that Liam ‘wasn’t coming back’.
Liam’s sister informed her that CCTV footage showed Liam going overboard.
‘I’ve not had contact from anyone else since,’ Sophia added.
According to its itinerary, the Euribia was supposed to arrive in Hamburg on March 27 before heading to Rotterdam on Tuesday, Bruges on Wednesday, and Le Harve on Thursday, before returning to Southampton on Friday. itineraryMSC Cruises and Hampshire Constabulary, which is investigating the tourist’s disappearance, have been reached out to for comment.
‘I’m never going to see him again.’
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