derf5585 Posted December 27, 2008 #101 Share Posted December 27, 2008 Water temperatures in the Gulf are relatively warm — somewhere in the mid-70s — so hypothermia would not pose a danger to her. Feitz, who may be a Houston resident, was last seen at roughly 8 p.m. EST Thursday, though her husband reportedly did not notice her missing until 3:50 a.m. the following morning. from http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,473304,00.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
punkmuse Posted December 27, 2008 #102 Share Posted December 27, 2008 Why were they looking for a body near the pier? Maybe they were just conducting crew lifeboat drills? to be perfectly honest i have no idea. i have never seen a lifeboat drill on the two cruises i had been on but any day we are in port we are off the boat doing our own thing. so they could have done one everyday for all i know. i just happened to see this happening on the day they were looking for a body. from what i understand and what i remember, he went overboard sometime in the middle of the night and no one reported him missing until several hours into the next morning so they did look in the harbor/pier in Turkey even though more likely than not it was not where he went over. it was probably more protocol. from what i remember there were several countries involved. US obviously, then the Turkish coast guard and also Greek divers (we had been en route from Santorini i believe). i dont think they had any idea when we had actually gone overboard so they were looking everywhere. on this new one have they deemed the woman officially "gone"?? its so sad. i feel horrible for her family. so tough at the holidays too. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eeyoregon Posted December 27, 2008 #103 Share Posted December 27, 2008 Christmas night...add some alcohol....a little depression and who knows what happened? Or add gambling addiction to any of those. So sad for her family to not know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elruth Posted December 27, 2008 #104 Share Posted December 27, 2008 Re: keeping tabs on each other..( poster who wanted to make sure her husband was on board and they worked out the " leave watch in the cabin " ) , here is a simpler idea. We bring bright pink post it notes and if one of us is going somewhere on the ship, we just leave a note to the other person and post it on the bathroom mirror or tv. Ex: I had a spa appt and left a note for my husband that that is where I'll be as he was walking around on the ship, going to the casino etc. Sometimes he gets up much earlier than I do so if he is eating breakfast at the buffet or Cagney;s, he'll leave a note. Works for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaja Posted December 27, 2008 #105 Share Posted December 27, 2008 Re: keeping tabs on each other..( poster who wanted to make sure her husband was on board and they worked out the " leave watch in the cabin " ) , here is a simpler idea. We bring bright pink post it notes and if one of us is going somewhere on the ship, we just leave a note to the other person and post it on the bathroom mirror or tv. Ex: I had a spa appt and left a note for my husband that that is where I'll be as he was walking around on the ship, going to the casino etc. Sometimes he gets up much earlier than I do so if he is eating breakfast at the buffet or Cagney;s, he'll leave a note. Works for us. we do this also.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
punkmuse Posted December 27, 2008 #106 Share Posted December 27, 2008 can you text each other on the boat or does that not work at sea? thats how i find my husband when i lose him in a store :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azure Moon Posted December 27, 2008 #107 Share Posted December 27, 2008 Are the cameras that watch the sides of the ship equipped with night vision or is there enough light from the rooms and outside decks that make it possible for the cameras to catch activity (such as a person falling off the ship) at night? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ohioNCLcruiser Posted December 28, 2008 #108 Share Posted December 28, 2008 Are the cameras that watch the sides of the ship equipped with night vision or is there enough light from the rooms and outside decks that make it possible for the cameras to catch activity (such as a person falling off the ship) at night? They are night vision ones plus the light from the side of the ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jollycruise Posted December 28, 2008 #109 Share Posted December 28, 2008 can you text each other on the boat or does that not work at sea?thats how i find my husband when i lose him in a store :p Yes you can use texting. We did (we have AT&T) and it worked great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derf5585 Posted December 28, 2008 #110 Share Posted December 28, 2008 Yes you can use texting. We did (we have AT&T) and it worked great. How much did it cost? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faith31617 Posted December 28, 2008 #111 Share Posted December 28, 2008 How much did it cost? AT&T charges 50 cents per text for any you send....but any that come to you from the states are part of your texting plan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LOWTYD Posted December 28, 2008 #112 Share Posted December 28, 2008 I noticed the reports say "may" or "could have" fallen of the ship so I guess we should not jump to conclusions. I hope they find her somewhere. I woudn't want this to happen to one of my familty members and then have all these accusations flying. My sister and her family are on the Pearl right now. When I saw the thread started, of course I got a pit in my stomach. My thoughts and prayers go out to her family no matter what happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsLeo Posted December 28, 2008 #113 Share Posted December 28, 2008 We use walkie talkies to keep in touch on the ship. I am usually the first one up in the morning and I will take one with me, then d/h will let me know when he and the kids are awake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derf5585 Posted December 28, 2008 #114 Share Posted December 28, 2008 Initial reports incorrectly named the passenger as Jennifer Feitz. She has been properly identified as Jennifer Seitz, 36, hometown unknown. from http://coastguardnews.com/coast-guard-continues-search-for-missing-cruise-ship-passenger/2008/12/27/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhoenixCruiser Posted December 28, 2008 #115 Share Posted December 28, 2008 You are refering to the Dawn, and actually her boyfried was cleared of any wrong doing because of those security cameras. They captured her trying to crawl to the other balcony. Her parents had him in the electric chair until that footage came out and they havent been heard from since. Her parents live in the next town over from me Tiggerfan616, you could be correct, however she just might have been locked out on the balcony.... ### Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azure Moon Posted December 28, 2008 #116 Share Posted December 28, 2008 Quote: Originally Posted by Azure Moon Are the cameras that watch the sides of the ship equipped with night vision or is there enough light from the rooms and outside decks that make it possible for the cameras to catch activity (such as a person falling off the ship) at night? They are night vision ones plus the light from the side of the ship. Thank you! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachchick Posted December 28, 2008 #117 Share Posted December 28, 2008 Is it my imagination, or are these "missing passenger" situations occuring more frequently than in the past? It's possible, but there are also many more ships than there used to be and most of those ships are pretty large. I doubt the percentage of pax going missing is higher than in the past. I just really hope this doesn't turn into the kind of thread that the one about the lady that fell off the Dawn turned into. Where the husband is found guilty before we know any facts at all. On that thread there were some horrible things said about the man that lady was traveling with and it turned out to be of her own doing. Even her family slayed him in the media before they knew the facts. The only thing we know for sure is the lady on the Pearl is missing and her family is in hell right now hoping against all hope that she will be returned to them. I agree. I remember how all the members who posted things like, "Shouldn't we wait for facts before we make assumptions and basically fry the husband?" were shouted down and flamed. (I remember really well because I wrote one of the "wait and see" posts.) beachchick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bakerintn Posted December 28, 2008 #118 Share Posted December 28, 2008 search for "Events at Sea" and you will find a web page that recaps all of the at sea events on cruise ships since 2007. Not many as compared to the number of cruising passengers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molly361 Posted December 28, 2008 #119 Share Posted December 28, 2008 There was just a Coast Guard man on the Today show that said there is an infared tape showing the woman going overboard at around 8pm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biker@sea Posted December 28, 2008 #120 Share Posted December 28, 2008 Night vision Has her going overboard at 8 P.M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldryder Posted December 28, 2008 #121 Share Posted December 28, 2008 Night vision Has her going overboard at 8 P.M. Well if that is the case, then suicide is the most likely reason for her to go overboard. At 8pm most will be eating, getting ready to see the show or going tween cabins and either restaurants or theater/bowling alley etc. The outside decks are pretty much deserted at that time in an evening, perfect for someone who is at their wits end to just give up on life. Like I said earlier, this is a favourite time for suicides...the end of a year and the start of a new one. If someone was in the frame of mind that last year (ie 2008) was rotten for them, then chances are they will assume 2009 will be more of the same...especially if that person has a business that is hitting crisis due to financials (which afterall many firms will go bust in 2009). Could be a multitude of reasons and a mixture of many...either way, the lady's family, friends & workmates will be equally devastated by her ending it all...many, if not all, will be asking themselves...'why didn't she come and talk to us?' Very tragic way to end a year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Jo~ Posted December 28, 2008 #122 Share Posted December 28, 2008 MSNBC will have a report in a few minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curiouscat Posted December 28, 2008 #123 Share Posted December 28, 2008 I just saw the today show report... gee, what a bad "piece" of reporting. The main point is they did see her going over at 8 pm. However, the rest of the report made it sound like it isn't that hard to fall over board..HUH? They did mention that alcohol usually plays a role.... ya think? CC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeriatricNurse Posted December 28, 2008 #124 Share Posted December 28, 2008 Re: keeping tabs on each other..( poster who wanted to make sure her husband was on board and they worked out the " leave watch in the cabin " ) , here is a simpler idea. We bring bright pink post it notes and if one of us is going somewhere on the ship, we just leave a note to the other person and post it on the bathroom mirror or tv. Ex: I had a spa appt and left a note for my husband that that is where I'll be as he was walking around on the ship, going to the casino etc. Sometimes he gets up much earlier than I do so if he is eating breakfast at the buffet or Cagney;s, he'll leave a note. Works for us. Another idea is to each carry a two-way radio! Recharge it overnight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeriatricNurse Posted December 28, 2008 #125 Share Posted December 28, 2008 can you text each other on the boat or does that not work at sea?thats how i find my husband when i lose him in a store :p Just each carry a two-way radio! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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