A woman is presumed dead after seemingly going overboard while traveling on a Royal Caribbean cruise ship.
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Reeta Sahani, 64, was on a cruise with her husband, Jakesh Sahani, 70, when she suddenly disappeared from the ship,The Straits Times(an English-language Singapore newspaper) andThe Indian Express(a news media company in India) reported.
Jakesh realized his wife was missing upon waking up Monday morning local time, per the reports. He allegedly searched the ship for Reeta but was unable to locate her.
Royal Caribbean’s Spectrum of the Seas.Royal Caribbean
Apoorv Sahani, Reeta’s son, said onXthat his mother had died and that staff claimed she had jumped from the ship. Royal Caribbean hasshared footagefrom the ship with the family, he claimed.
Royal Caribbean did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
“She was on a holiday enjoying herself and then this whole thing happened,” Apoorv, 39, told theTimes. “It doesn’t make sense.”
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Reeta was unable to swim, according to her son, who said his father was subjected to an hours-long interview with police after his mother’s apparent death.
The Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre of Singapore “is coordinating” a search for the missing woman, according to the MPA’s statement.
In the meantime, Apoorv said heis gratefulfor the outpouring of support that he and his family have received in the wake of the tragedy.
“Thank you for showing your overwhelming support in this time of distress for my family & I will forever be grateful,” Reeta’s son wrote on X.
Built in 2019, Spectrum of the Seas is 1,138 feet in length and can carry approximately 4,800 passengers, according toCruiseMapper.com.
The vessel — which is described as Royal Caribbean’s first cruise ship of the “Quantum-Ultra class” — includes 2,137 staterooms, 16 decks, 18 dining options and more.
source: people.com
