According to the agency, the FBI is probing the "strange death" of a female passenger on the Carnival Sunshine during a voyage to the Bahamas.
The Columbia field office reports that the unidentified woman died on the February 27 journey of the Sunshine, which departed from Charleston, South Carolina.
Woman Dies on Carnival Cruise Ship
As the ship returned to Charleston on March 4, the FBI "responded to search each passenger's cabin." According to Fox News, Carnival has warned rowdy spring break guests that they might be fined $500 if they engage in disruptive behavior.
According to the FBI field office in Columbia, South Carolina, the woman was discovered unresponsive during the ship's cruise to Nassau, Bahamas. After discovering that she was unconscious, medical personnel and crew members attempted life-saving efforts. However, according to the FBI, the woman was pronounced dead on board.
"Both the deceased and her husband disembarked in Nassau, and Bahamas officials have already examined the situation and are performing an autopsy," a Carnival Cruise Line representative told CNN.
According to the FBI, the incident was isolated, and there was no threat to other passengers before or after the woman was discovered dead. The FBI examines unusual deaths of US citizens and "some crimes on the high seas." The incident remained under investigation.
It is presently unknown how the woman died, but the FBI stated to DailyMail.com that it investigates crimes on the high seas and unexplained deaths of US citizens. A representative for the department's field office in Columbia denied additional comment on the event. The ship's operator said it was collaborating with local authorities and that the deceased woman was accompanied by her husband.
The ship sparked controversy in Venice in 2013 when it performed a "salute" to a significant corporate shareholder while passing within 20 meters of the city's historical banks. In 2012, Carnival also owned the ill-fated Costa Concordia, which sunk after striking rocks off the coast of Turkey and giving a similar salute to the island of Giglio.
Carnival Cruise Ship Deaths
Carnival's spokesperson informed Newsweek that the deceased woman and her husband disembarked in Nassau, the capital of the Bahamas, where officials conducted an investigation and autopsy.
According to research published in the International Journal of Travel Medicine and Global Health in 2020, of the 623 documented deaths aboard cruise ships between 2000 and 2019, 89 percent were passengers. Sixty-one percent of passenger deaths were Americans.
It was discovered that falls - overboard or onto another deck - were the leading cause of passenger deaths, followed by cardiac arrests and suicides. Meanwhile, the primary reasons for crew deaths were suicide, homicide, and falls.
According to the report, the majority of deaths throughout the timeframe, 29 percent, happened on Carnival cruise ships. The FBI has previously declared that it has the authority to investigate suspected crimes and suspicious deaths when the United States owns the ship, as does Carnival Sunshine. The incident involves an American person.
It is also permissible to check if the ship is in US seas or whether it is leaving or entering an American port. As the Carnival Sunshine flies a Bahamian flag, the FBI must work with local authorities on the investigation.
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