Man who fell overboard from cruise ship is named as police investigate

A man who fell overboard from cruise ship has been named as police investigate the death.
By Steve Deeks
Published 25th Mar 2024, 10:38 BST
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Liam Jones, 23, fell overboard on a MSC Cruise after it left the dock in Southampton. (Credit: Sophia Alicja Jones/Facebook)Liam Jones, 23, fell overboard on a MSC Cruise after it left the dock in Southampton. (Credit: Sophia Alicja Jones/Facebook)
Liam Jones, 23, fell overboard on a MSC Cruise after it left the dock in Southampton. (Credit: Sophia Alicja Jones/Facebook)

MSC Cruises said the man had disappeared from the MSC Euribia on March 16 for a seven-night excursion. The ship had left Southampton on March 15 and was bound for its first stop in Hamburg when the man is said to have fallen overboard.

Hampshire Police boarded the ship on its return to Southampton on Friday, March 22. The man was named as 23-year-old Dundee student Liam Jones. His wife, Sophia Mcphee, spoke of her heartbreak, telling the Daily Record that she felt "lost" since finding out about her husband going overboard.