P&O Oceana - Passenger overboard - body recovered this morning

**Ally** · 09-30-2007, 08:30 AM

The body of a cruise ship passenger has been found in the Solent.

The 67-year-old woman, who has not been named, was reported missing by her husband from the P&O Oceana early on Sunday morning.

A sea search by coastguard and lifeguard crews discovered the woman and airlifted her to hospital, where her death was confirmed.

A police investigation has begun into her death. She was last seen in her cabin at about 0545 BST.

The Oceana was returning from a short cruise between Southampton and Bruges.

A spokesman for P&O Cruises said: "We can confirm that a person was reported missing from their cabin just prior to daybreak this morning as Oceana was approaching Southampton.

"Our missing persons procedures were immediately put into action and this included notification of the Coastguard."

The woman was found between Calshott and Cowes.

(BBC)

**Ally** · 10-02-2007, 03:33 AM

A cruise ship passenger who is thought to have died falling overboard in to the Solent has been named as Karleen Barbara Pang.

The 67-year-old, of St Leonards, Dorset, was reported missing by her husband from the P&O Oceana on Sunday.

Rescuers found her in the water at Thorne Channel near Cowes, Isle of Wight, and she was flown hospital.

Post-mortem tests showed she had died from injuries consistent with falling into water from an 80ft (25m) drop.

The Oceana was returning from a two-day cruise between Southampton and Zeebrugge, Belgium.

Det Insp Kath Barnes, from Hampshire Constabulary, said: "We are keeping an open mind as to how this incident occurred and are currently treating the woman's death as unexplained.

"We will continue to investigate this matter and ask anyone with information to contact the police."

A spokesman for Solent Coastguard said: "The lady's husband had reported to crew that he had last seen her in their cabin earlier that morning around 5.45am, when the vessel would have been off Calshot."

Earlier, a spokesman for P&O Cruises said: "Our missing persons procedures were immediately put into action and this included notification of the Coastguard."

The Oceana has a capacity of 2,272 passengers.

(BBC)

**Ally** · 10-02-2007, 06:56 AM

It appears that this lady was very well known and loved by not just her family but by many people in the Bournemouth area...

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