South Dublin girl goes overboard on cruise liner in the Caribean.

xha1r · 07-01-2006 03:43PM

I do really hope she returns.

embraer170 · 07-01-2006 03:58PM

There are a good few stories on her if you use Google news.

Apparently sister went to tell the parents who then contacted the captain to turn the ship around. Took 10 minutes. The ship stayed searching for 5 hours before continuing on to Cozumel (island where Kirsty McCaul was killed a few years ago).

I again hate saying but you don't just fall off a cruise ship. The playing with her sister story sounds quite plausible.

Mexico is a hard hard country for this to happen in and my thoughts are with the parents and sister.

omb0wyn5ehpij9 · 07-01-2006 04:14PM

A friend of mine from my old job's little sister was in her class, apparently there was news crews outside the school all day yesterday, which i personally think isnt right at all

Sauron · 07-01-2006 05:31PM

^^

Aye, the media are vultures when it comes to something like this. They really milk it for all it's worth. I saw them interviewing what looked to be some second years on the matter, I've really grown tired of the sky news-esque tragedy reporting that we see nowadays.

It would have been completely unexpected. The location and the nature of her disapearance must have made it incredibly hard to contemplate on top of everything else. That area of water is infested with sharks and barracudas afaik, so regardless of the initial impact of the fall, and the size of the ocean, her chances of survival are tragically bleak.

Incredibly sad and not the kind of thing that this class issue, as in the Evening Herald, should interfere with. Tactless imo.

johnnyrotten · 07-01-2006 05:32PM

xha1r wrote:

I do really hope she returns.

WTF? She fell off a cruise liner into the sea, 20 miles from land!

Binomate · 07-01-2006 05:35PM

johnnyrotten wrote:

WTF? She fell off a cruise liner into the sea, 20 miles from land!

... at night, possibly drunk, in shark infested waters.

embraer170 · 07-01-2006 05:59PM

That area of water is infested with sharks and barracudas afaik, so regardless of the initial impact of the fall, and the size of the ocean, her chances of survival are tragically bleak.

I don't have any illusions about her chances of survival but I think suggesting she might be attacked by sharks or barracudas is ridiculous.

07-01-2006 06:02PM

My sympathy is with her family.I've lost a close friend to a stupid accident on a quad last summer.This will have a big impact on her school year.A lot of people wont be able to put the event behind them.

Binomate · 07-01-2006 06:07PM

embraer170 wrote:

I don't have any illusions about her chances of survival but I think suggesting she might be attacked by sharks or barracudas is ridiculous.

It's not rediculous at all. Most of the sailors who were stranded at sea after their ships sank were eaten by sharks during World War 2, in the Pacific Ocean. I've heard horrible stories about people being eaten by sharks. Since she fell from the top of the ship about 50ft, if the impact at all broke the skin sharks would be attracted to her from miles around. If not, I'd give the sharks a couple of hours before they start bumping in to her and taking curious bites.

Cake Fiend · 07-01-2006 06:15PM

Folks, are you sure it's the best idea to have a graphic discussion on the likelyhood of this girl being eaten by sharks when very possibly her family or friends could be reading?

I know it's no use burying the head in the sand either, but Jesus, bit of tact like.

embraer170 · 07-01-2006 06:16PM

It's not rediculous at all. Most of the sailors who were stranded at sea after their ships sank were eaten by sharks during World War 2, in the Pacific Ocean. I've heard horrible stories about people being eaten by sharks. Since she fell from the top of the ship about 50ft, if the impact at all broke the skin sharks would be attracted to her from miles around. If not, I'd give the sharks a couple of hours before they start bumping in to her and taking curious bites.

The Yucatan coast and Cozumel where this happened is the number diving spot in the world. I don't hear of too many divers being eaten by sharks or barrucadas.

Binomate · 07-01-2006 06:21PM

embraer170 wrote:

The Yucatan coast and Cozumel where this happened is the number diving spot in the world. I don't hear of too many divers being eaten by sharks or barrucadas.

They're not in the water long enough, and they certainly don't go in to the water with open cuts. Mexico and the Carribean also contain some of the number one spots for shark diving.

Call Me Jimmy · 07-01-2006 06:26PM

did i miss something? she was with her sister when she fell overboard? how did her sister not see what happened?

Heyes · 07-01-2006 06:28PM

Sico wrote:

Folks, are you sure it's the best idea to have a graphic discussion on the likelyhood of this girl being eaten by sharks when very possibly her family or friends could be reading?

I know it's no use burying the head in the sand either, but Jesus, bit of tact like.

I 100% Agree, Lads stop going into so much detail, you would not like to read this about one of your friends who was missing. An opinion is not always required on everything. Just think of her family and friends on this occasion

Binomate · 07-01-2006 06:33PM

Why are we so sure that her family are reading this? Checking up on messagboards is hardly the first thing you do when one of your loved ones falls off a ship. Sometimes the probable truth isn't nice.

ronbyrne2005 · 07-01-2006 06:39PM

agreed , i dont think any close friends or relatives would be reading messageboards at a time like this and even if they were i dont beleive they should be shielded from reality.theres no problem discussing what might have happened.

LovelyHurling · 07-01-2006 06:51PM

Somebody close this please I think we've gone past condolences

Binomate · 07-01-2006 06:54PM

I'm sorry if you misread the title of this thread, but it doesn't say girls book of condolences. If you can't handle reality then ignore it.

[Edit] Removed the last segment because I was asked to. Meant no disrespect to the girl or the girls family. The point of it was to rub ir in to the people who seem to be ignoring plausible realities and possibilities in this thread that realities should be discussed.

LiamD · 07-01-2006 07:03PM

PLEASE STOP!I know for a fact some of her close friends have seen this.They are at this moment laying flowers outside her house.It's hard enough that they've lost a good friend without reading comments from pricks with absolutely no basis suggesting she was drunk.What sort of sickos are on here discussing her getting eaten by sharks?

Please close this thread.It's just not right.

EDIT:After seeing the last post, I think he/she should be banned.It's not even like he was trying to discuss the situation, which is bad enough.He's just trying to be provocative and get a reaction.I hope no-one else who knows her sees this.

Binomate · 07-01-2006 07:06PM

LiamD wrote:

PLEASE STOP!I know for a fact some of her close friends have seen this.They are at this moment laying flowers outside her house.It's hard enough that they've lost a good friend without reading comments from pricks with absolutely no basis suggesting she was drunk.What sort of sickos are on here discussing her getting eaten by sharks?

Please close this thread.It's just not right.

EDIT:After seeing the last post, I think he/she should be banned.It's not even like he was trying to discuss the situation, which is bad enough.He's just trying to be provocative and get a reaction.I hope no-one who knows her sees this.

So it's not possible at all that she was attacked or eaten by sharks or even that she was drunk because it's not nice?

You take life way too serriously. My last post was directed at the people who can't take a bit of reality. If I'd have known her I'd have accepted reality by now.

Heyes · 07-01-2006 07:10PM

Binomate wrote:

Why are we so sure that her family are reading this? Checking up on messagboards is hardly the first thing you do when one of your loved ones falls off a ship. Sometimes the probable truth isn't nice.

if you bothered to read the other posts you will have noticed that there are some friends of friends etc posting... so i cant see any reason why some of the girls friends would be posting aswell.

All im saying is dont be such an insensitive muppet :rolleyes:

Mod please close this thread.

Binomate · 07-01-2006 07:12PM

So we should ignore reality then and retreat to happy land.

Heyes · 07-01-2006 07:15PM

Binomate wrote:

So we should ignore reality then and retreat to happy land.

Im not saying ignore reality, what im saying is that there is a TIME and place to voice that kinda opinion. Wait until some FACT has been put in place, before you start voicing such a graffic unwanted opinion.

Binomate · 07-01-2006 07:19PM

Heyes wrote:

Im not saying ignore reality, what im saying is that there is a TIME and place to voice that kinda opinion. Wait until some FACT has been put in place, before you start voicing such a graffic unwanted opinion.

Nobody said that she was eaten by sharks. They said it was probable that she was attacked by sharks. People have only mentioned probabilities. The title of the thread doesn't say condolences thread for what ever her name is.

Heyes · 07-01-2006 07:20PM

Binomate wrote:

Nobody said that she was eaten by sharks. They said it was probable that she was attacked by sharks. People have only mentioned probabilities. The title of the thread doesn't say condolences thread for what ever her name is.

No it does not say condolence thread, however some people have enough respect for the family and who ever may read this, to not go into possibilities !!

LovelyHurling · 07-01-2006 07:21PM

Binomate wrote:

Nobody said that she was eaten by sharks. They said it was probable that she was attacked by sharks. People have only mentioned probabilities. The title of the thread doesn't say condolences thread for what ever her name is.

Ignore him it must be an attention thing, im sure there'll be a ban along soon...

Binomate · 07-01-2006 07:22PM

Well I guess this thread isn't for them then.

Binomate · 07-01-2006 07:22PM

LovelyHurling wrote:

Ignore him it must be an attention thing, im sure there'll be a ban along soon...

Banned for realism?

Heyes · 07-01-2006 07:26PM

Binomate wrote:

Banned for realism?

No banned for been an insensitive muppet :rolleyes:

Supercell · 07-01-2006 07:30PM

Hmm thread has run its course, for the PC crowd out there..some of the posts are in bad taste but don't see any reason for bannings, just another point of view..this is a discussion board afterall not a place for PC ppl to band together and be the PC police.

South Dublin girl goes overboard on cruise liner in the Caribean.

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