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British woman missing from cruise ship in Atlantic

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McArthur, T. (2026, November 12). British woman missing from cruise ship in Atlantic. BBC News. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmy0enrkwkklo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

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BBC News · collected 2026-11-12 · by Tom McArthur

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A British woman, aged 72, has gone missing from the Tui-owned cruise ship Marella Voyager while it was crossing the Atlantic en route to the Caribbean. The passenger was last seen on Monday and her absence was noted by staff when her bed showed no signs of use on Tuesday. Despite a search conducted by the crew, authorities have asked the ship to continue its journey instead of reversing course. The US Coast Guard has issued an alert for nearby ships to keep watch for the missing woman.
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Story summary

A 72-year-old British woman is missing after falling off the Marella Voyager cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean. The incident occurred on Monday evening, November 7, as the ship sailed from Malaga to the Caribbean. The woman was last seen on the ship on Monday afternoon, and her disappearance was reported to the crew on Tuesday evening when a cabin steward noticed her bed had not been slept in. Despite an urgent search, the woman remains missing. The ship has already traveled about 550 miles east from the last known location of the incident and cannot turn back. The US Coast Guard Rescue Coordination Centre in Norfolk, Virginia, has issued an alert to nearby ships to keep an eye out for the missing woman. The Marella Voyager departed from Spain with approximately 2,000 passengers and 800 crew on November 4 and was scheduled to end its voyage in the Americas on Sunday, November 13.

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BBCThis outlet12 Nov

A British woman, aged 72, has gone missing from the Tui-owned cruise ship Marella Voyager while it was crossing the Atlantic en route to the Caribbean. The passenger was last seen on Monday and her absence was noted by staff when her bed showed no signs of use on Tuesday. Despite a search conducted by the crew, authorities have asked the ship to continue its journey instead of reversing course. The US Coast Guard…

British woman missing from cruise ship in Atlantic (this article)
Daily Mail11 Nov

A major search is underway for a 72-year-old woman who fell overboard from the cruise ship Marella Voyager in the Atlantic Ocean. The incident occurred on Monday, and despite a full ship-wide search, she remains missing. Tui, which operates the vessel carrying approximately 2,000 passengers, has alerted the US Coast Guard Rescue Coordination Centre to assist in locating her.

Major search underway after 'woman falls off cruise ship in middle of the Atlantic' →
The Independent12 Nov

A British woman, aged 72, is missing after being reported as possibly falling from the cruise ship Marella Voyager while crossing the Atlantic. The incident was noticed on Tuesday evening when a cabin steward realized her bed had not been slept in since Monday night. By then, the ship had traveled about 550 miles from Spain towards Barbados and could not return for her. Marella Cruises confirmed the woman is missing…

Desperate search for British woman missing after ‘falling from cruise ship’ in Atlantic →

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66/100
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The ship could have travelled hundreds of miles in the time between when she was last seen to when she was reported missing.
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Topics

BBC British Marella Voyager Tui the US Coast Guard

Subjects

Tui ORG · 3× BBC ORG · 2× British NORP · 2× Mail ORG · 1× Norfolk GPE · 1× USCG ORG · 1× USCG Rescue Co-ordination Centre ORG · 1× Virginia GPE · 1× the Daily Mail ORG · 1× the US Coast Guard ORG · 1×

Narrative

The Marella Voyager, carrying around 2,000 passengers and 800 crew, left Malaga on 4 November and is due to arrive in Antigua on Friday before calling at Dominica and finishing its voyage in Barbados on Sunday.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-12
The ship could have travelled hundreds of miles in the time between when she was last seen to when she was reported missing.
2026-11-12 · BBC News
British woman missing from cruise ship in Atlantic · assertive framing

Claims (16 extracted, 3 hedged)

- Published A British woman has gone missing from a cruise ship while it was crossing the Atlantic, travel operator Tui has said. asserted
Tui → publish → Atlantic
The 72-year-old was last seen aboard Tui's Marella Voyager on Monday while the vessel was en route to the Caribbean. asserted
vessel → see → Caribbean
The ship could have travelled hundreds of miles in the time between when she was last seen to when she was reported missing. uncertain
she → travel → time
Staff realised the passenger was missing on Tuesday, when they noticed her bed had not been slept in. asserted
bed → realise → Tuesday
The alarm was raised and a search carried out, Tui said in a statement. asserted
Tui → raise → statement
It is understood the missing guest was then reported to the US Coast Guard, which asked the ship to continue to its crossing rather than reverse course and search for the woman. asserted
which → understand → woman
Holidaymakers were told to abandon dinners, drinks and entertainment as the crew carried out an emergency headcount on Tuesday evening, the Daily Mail reports. asserted
Mail → tell → evening
Passengers stood in lines of four while staff scanned boarding cards to verify the identity of every person on the ship, according to the newspaper. uncertain
staff → stand → newspaper
The USCG Rescue Co-ordination Centre in Norfolk, Virginia has issued an alert calling on any ships nearby to "keep a sharp look out" for the woman, the Mail reports. asserted
Mail → issue → woman
The BBC has contacted the USCG for comment. asserted
BBC → contact → comment
The Marella Voyager, carrying around 2,000 passengers and 800 crew, left Malaga on 4 November and is due to arrive in Antigua on Friday before calling at Dominica and finishing its voyage in Barbados on Sunday. asserted
Voyager → carry → Sunday
A spokeswoman for Marella Cruises said it was "deeply saddened" by the disappearance, adding: "Our thoughts are with the guest's loved ones at this very difficult time. " asserted
thoughts → say → time
We're supporting the authorities with their enquiries, and out of respect for the guest and their family, we won't be commenting further at this stage." asserted
we → support → stage
A UK Foreign Office spokesperson said: "We are supporting the family of a British national reported missing on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean and we are in touch with the relevant authorities." asserted
we → say → authorities
In a separate case, a cruise ship pianist was found treading water on Sunday around 20 miles off the Californian coast after falling overboard. asserted
pianist → find → coast
Two fishermen discovered the Royal Caribbean employee near Catalina Island and officials believe he may have been in the Pacific Ocean for nine hours, according to CBS News, the BBC's US news partner. uncertain
he → discover → News
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