FBI investigating 'suspicious death' of woman on Carnival cruise ship

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FBI probes suspicious death of passenger on Carnival cruise ship

"The FBI joined Carnival Sunshine upon its return to Charleston on Saturday to conduct an investigation into the death of a guest," the spokesperson said. "The FBI investigates certain crimes on the high seas, as well as suspicious deaths of U.S. persons," the FBI said. "As such, FBI Evidence Response Team (ERT) members responded to process the passenger's room once the ship returned to the Charleston port on March 4." "The FBI investigates certain crimes on the high seas, as well as suspicious deaths of U.S. persons," the statement continued.

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Especially with high occupancy expected during spring break and again in the summer, the goal is to provide an environment for all passengers’ enjoyment. No statics exist on the number of passenger deaths each year at sea but like any large city, medical situations occur. The Carnival Sunshine accommodates over 3,000 passengers when it is full and has a crew of over 1,000. Out of respect for the family, the cruise line declined to offer additional details. However, it was reported that the woman’s body was removed from the ship when it reached Nassau in the Bahamas and that her husband had also disembarked from the cruise. The Bahamian police were reportedly reviewing the circumstances and planning an autopsy.

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"It appears that this was indeed a medical situation that sadly resulted in the death of a guest," Carnival said in Tuesday's statement, per the reports. The passenger who died on a Carnival Cruise Line ship over the weekend likely died a natural death, according to the company. Carnival Cruise Line said Tuesday that "all indications" are a passenger died of a medical condition and that it continues to cooperate with authorities. The FBI said it investigates "suspicious deaths" of U.S. citizens as well as "certain crimes on the high seas." Lupoli said in a statement that authorities in the Bahamas "have already investigated the circumstances and are conducting an autopsy" and that Carnival is "fully cooperating."

Officials have not disclosed the identity of the passenger or an official cause of death. The investigation is ongoing, the FBI's Columbia field office spokesperson said. The study found that the largest proportion of deaths in the time period, 29 percent, occurred on Carnival cruise liners. "We are fully cooperating [with the authorities]," the Carnival spokesperson said.

He added that the FBI "investigates certain crimes on the high seas, as well as suspicious deaths of U.S. persons." The FBI is investigating the death of a woman aboard a cruise ship traveling from the Bahamas to Charleston, South Carolina. Officials say the female passenger was found unresponsive on the Carnival Sunshine during its Feb. 27 voyage to Nassau, Bahamas. Medical staff responded and attempted to save the woman, but she was pronounced dead on the ship. The cruise line had previously set policies preventing bringing aboard hard liquor or beer during embarkation, but passengers are also now being reminded that under federal law marijuana and other illegal drugs are not permitted onboard.

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Medical personnel attempted life-saving measures, but the woman was pronounced dead on the ship, the FBI said. Despite the crew's best efforts, the unidentified female passenger was pronounced dead on the ship of currently unknown causes, though Carnival released a subsequent statement indicating that they believe the passenger died of natural causes. "Medical staff and other crew members of Carnival's Sunshine were made aware of the passenger being unresponsive and immediately attempted life-saving measures," a spokesperson for the Columbia field office said in an emailed statement. Members of the FBI's Evidence Response Team (ERT) responded to process the passenger’s room. Carnival Cruise Line issued a brief update on March 7, stating, “It appears that this was indeed a medical situation that sadly resulted in the death.” The cruise line said it was cooperating and would defer to the FBI on any specific details.

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The guest's death was an isolated incident, and no other passengers were at risk. FBI Evidence Response Team members board the Carnival Sunshine (102,8503 gross tons) when the vessel returned to Charleston, South Carolina. They were there after having been notified that a 44-year-old woman had been found unresponsive during the first day of a cruise that departed from Charleston on February 27.

The cruise line said it would be using drug-sniffing dogs and may also have them for random inspections at some ports during the cruise. The death on the 3,000-capacity ship comes as Carnival has warned that unruly spring break passengers could face $500 fines. The Columbia field office says the woman, who has not been publicly identified, died during the Sunshine’s Feb. 27 voyage operating out of Charleston, South Carolina. FBI spokesperson Kevin Wheeler said Tuesday that the agency's initial statement remains and that it had no other comment. FBI's evidence investigators processed the passenger's room once the ship returned to Charleston as planned on Saturday, the agency said.

When the ship returned to Charleston on March 4, the FBI "responded to process the passenger’s room." The death of a woman onboard a Carnival cruise ship in the Bahamas is being investigated by the FBI. The victim, who has not been publicly identified, was found unresponsive on Carnival Sunshine last Monday as the ship sailed to Nassau, according to a statement released Sunday by the FBI Columbia field office.

Between 2000 and 2019, there were 623 reported deaths on cruise liners, 89 percent of which were passengers, according to a 2020 study in the International Journal of Travel Medicine and Global Health. A spokesperson for the federal agency's Norfolk field office told Fox the FBI is the lead investigating agency for the incident. Wheeler said the incident was isolated and that there was no threat to any other passengers before or after the woman was found deceased. They said that medical staff and other crew members on the ship were made aware of a passenger being unresponsive and immediately attempted life-saving measures.