FBI Investigates Suspected Homicide On Cruise Ship That Returned To Galveston, Texas
The FBI is investigating a suspected homicide aboard MSC Seascape, which returned to Galveston on Monday. One person is held and an autopsy is set for Tuesday.
Cruise ship MSC Seascape returned to the Port of Galveston in Texas on Monday after the FBI began investigating what it described as a “suspected homicide” on board, according to AP.
ABC News reported that the FBI’s Houston office said several agencies are involved in the response, among them the Coast Guard, Galveston port police and Customs and Border Protection, besides the cruise line itself. The bureau has released no other details while the probe continues.
A person is being held in connection with the case, the FBI said on X. It did not say if anyone has been charged, and the name is being kept back until the victim’s family is informed. The Galveston County Sheriff’s Office told ABC News that a man has been booked into the jail there on a federal hold. However, investigators have not said what the charge is. The county medical examiner said that the person who died is a woman, with an autopsy scheduled for Tuesday.
MSC Cruises said the authorities told the ship to head back to Galveston after a guest incident was reported. The company added that it is working with investigators and supporting those affected, and that the ship sailed again from Galveston on Monday afternoon.
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