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The FBI did not say whether any charges had been filed. The name
of the suspect was being withheld pending notification of the
victim's family, the agency said on the social platform X.
The MSC Seascape, which took off from Galveston, is a towering
white vessel that has 2,270 cabins, more than 1,600 crew and can
host nearly 5,900 guests, according to the company's website.
“On reporting a guest incident aboard our ship, we were
instructed by the authorities to return to the Port of
Galveston,” MSC Cruises said in a statement. It added that it
was cooperating with authorities and providing support to those
impacted.
The company said the vessel has resumed its voyage and left
Galveston as of Monday afternoon.
MSC Seascape currently runs from Galveston to the Caribbean for
five- and seven-night stays, according to the company’s website.
The ship switched from Miami to Galveston last November,
according to a statement.
Homicide investigations on cruise ships are uncommon. Earlier
this year, a teenager was charged with murder and aggravated
sexual abuse in the death of his 18-year-old stepsister on a
Carnival Cruise ship out of Florida.
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