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Brit presumed dead after falling off cruise sent wife heartbreaking final text

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Published 09:52 27 Mar 2024 GMT

Brit presumed dead after falling off cruise sent wife heartbreaking final text

Liam Jones was on board the MSC Euribia

Joe Harker

Joe Harker

A man has been presumed dead after falling overboard a cruise ship in the North Sea.

Liam Jones had been aboard the MSC Cruises vessel MSC Euribia on a seven day holiday for his mum's birthday.

The Dundee man was last seen on board the ship on 16 March by his sister.

In a statement the cruise company MSC Cruises made about the tragedy to The Independent they said: "A passenger on board MSC Euribia went overboard on 16 March as the ship was sailing to Hamburg.

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"This was reported to the authorities. The police in Southampton boarded the vessel today (22 March) and investigated on behalf of the coroner.

"We are deeply saddened by this news and our thoughts are with the family at this very difficult time.

"Out of respect for the family’s privacy, we will refrain from disclosing any additional information."

23-year-old Liam Jones went overboard the ship.
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It has been revealed that Jones had texted his wife a final heartbreaking message to say he was 'feeling seasick'.

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Jones' wife Sophia Mcphee told the Daily Record she last saw her husband on 14 March when he left their home in Dundee, the day before he and his family boarded the ship that departed from Southampton.

"I feel so lost. He's just...gone," Mcphee told the Daily Record of the experience of hearing about the sudden loss of her husband and the abrupt news that he had gone overboard and was presumed to be dead.

"I'm never going to see him again. I'm devastated. I have so many questions, and I'm not getting any answers to what's happened."

She received a message from her husband's sister telling her there had been an accident involving the 23-year-old social work student.

She said she was first contacted about the tragedy by her sister-in-law on 17 March and was told Liam 'wasn't coming back' after an accident.

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"She then said she had seen CCTV and he'd gone overboard," the 20-year-old wife of Jones explained.

MSC Euribia, the ship the 23-year-old fell from.
Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images

The vessel was planning on stopping in Germany, France, Belgium and the Netherlands before returning to the UK, and had been en route to Hamburg when the 23-year-old went overboard.

In a statement provided to LADbible about the matter from Hampshire Police's Detective Sergeant Gary Stamp he said: "It is believed the passenger went overboard in French waters.

"We continue to liaise with authorities in France and are assisting them with their investigation."

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LADbible has contacted MSC Cruises for further comment.

Featured Image Credit: Family Handout / Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images

Topics: UK News, Travel

Joe Harker
Joe Harker

Joe graduated from the University of Salford with a degree in Journalism and worked for Reach before joining the LADbible Group. When not writing he enjoys the nerdier things in life like painting wargaming miniatures and chatting with other nerds on the internet. He's also spent a few years coaching fencing. Contact him via [email protected]

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