Would be intertesting to learn more about the facts. If the guy simply disappeared, there is nothing to support a negligence/liability claim against the cruise line. People don’t simply fall overboard for no reason. There are really only three possibilities:
1. suicide
2. he was doing something stupid and fell.
3. somebody “helped” him.
The settlement amount suggests an economic buyout to quash bad publicity and mitigate defense costs.
“***when he vanished somewhere between Greece and Turkey. He was reported missing July 5 when the ship docked at Kusadasi***”
so, let me see, he vanished between these 2 points. was there a port call in-between these 2 points? was he seen/recorded onboard after greece portcall? what’s to say he’s sitting in europe waiting on her to show up with the money? why is it the cruise line’s responsibility if he had fallen overboard? afterall, he was reported missing at the turkish portcall. why not sooner? i think there is something strange considering, i would be looking for my wife. afterall, it was a cruise for the married couple – it did not say 2 single folks. sounds like a whale of a story with a huge payout.
I agree – I’d love to know more. I wonder on what basis the settlement was made. On the face of it, there is no suggestion of negligence or liability. I suspect the parents didn’t want the settlement to go through because they’re still hoping their son will show up. How long is it in the U.S. before a missing person is presumed dead? In Canada, it’s 7 years!
Something else I just noticed… they were on a honeymoon cruise and yet she was already the administrator of his estate? I have to agree with wudchuck, either they’re in this together, he killed himself, or she chucked him over the side. If he committed suicide, why is that the ship’s fault and why does she deserve money for it?
Don’t any of you remember when this was a big news item? There was an investigation and there were some mysterious clues such as bloody towels and other items in the stateroom. The whole thing was under quite a cloud during the news reportage, but obviously it’s died down by now and this settlement is a mere afterthought, which I believe is how the cruise line would prefer it.
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So why would the man’s parents object to this? Unless they think the new wife pushed him overboard to collect… sounds pretty fishy to me.
I’m sure her middle name isn’t “Hagel” which means she kept her maiden name for a reason. Creepier!
Would be intertesting to learn more about the facts. If the guy simply disappeared, there is nothing to support a negligence/liability claim against the cruise line. People don’t simply fall overboard for no reason. There are really only three possibilities:
1. suicide
2. he was doing something stupid and fell.
3. somebody “helped” him.
The settlement amount suggests an economic buyout to quash bad publicity and mitigate defense costs.
“***when he vanished somewhere between Greece and Turkey. He was reported missing July 5 when the ship docked at Kusadasi***”
so, let me see, he vanished between these 2 points. was there a port call in-between these 2 points? was he seen/recorded onboard after greece portcall? what’s to say he’s sitting in europe waiting on her to show up with the money? why is it the cruise line’s responsibility if he had fallen overboard? afterall, he was reported missing at the turkish portcall. why not sooner? i think there is something strange considering, i would be looking for my wife. afterall, it was a cruise for the married couple – it did not say 2 single folks. sounds like a whale of a story with a huge payout.
I agree – I’d love to know more. I wonder on what basis the settlement was made. On the face of it, there is no suggestion of negligence or liability. I suspect the parents didn’t want the settlement to go through because they’re still hoping their son will show up. How long is it in the U.S. before a missing person is presumed dead? In Canada, it’s 7 years!
Something else I just noticed… they were on a honeymoon cruise and yet she was already the administrator of his estate? I have to agree with wudchuck, either they’re in this together, he killed himself, or she chucked him over the side. If he committed suicide, why is that the ship’s fault and why does she deserve money for it?
How do we know he didn’t WANT to be lost. There is such a thing as cold feet.
Don’t any of you remember when this was a big news item? There was an investigation and there were some mysterious clues such as bloody towels and other items in the stateroom. The whole thing was under quite a cloud during the news reportage, but obviously it’s died down by now and this settlement is a mere afterthought, which I believe is how the cruise line would prefer it.
Maybe she nagged him to death and then tossed him over.
Or she nagged him to death and he realized how badly he screwed up and tossed himself over.