Here is a copy of the fax I sent to the Los Angeles FBI office:
Fax
To:
From:
Michael G
Fax:
Pages:
Phone:
408-
Date:
12//2004
Re:
Missing Passenger from Carnival Pride
CC:
Urgent For Review Please Comment Please Reply Please Recycle
l Comments:
Hello, I am the passenger aboard the Carnival Pride that found the articles from the woman that went missing aboard the Carnival Pride on Saturday night (December 04, 2004). I am providing a breakdown of the timeline of what happened and what actions were taken by the Carnival Security personnel on the ship. All times are approximate.
04 DEC 2004
2200 Purse (small black, beaded evening bag), overturned drink glass, and scattered papers found by myself and security. Security camera was covered (but the camera does not directly cover area where passenger went missing). I was questioned and my name taken by security.
2230 Returned to Deck 3 outside of Internet Café/Library where items found. Noticed note tucked into life ring and emergency strobe partially out of its bracket. Approximately 20 further aft, also found pen. Alerted Security to all items which they picked up by hand and removed from scene. At this time, Annette M. from Cabin 6169 was paged from ships system. She was asked to report to or call the Pursers Office at x7777.
2300 Again returned to scene, talked to the womans daughter. Daughter stated she was there with mother and grandparents. Father was in San Diego, CA. Found beads from purse on deck and spots of blood. Pages to passenger of Cabin 6169 continue. The announcement is made approximately every 10 minutes.
2330 Security starts to walk around ship with passengers picture and announcements continue.
05 DEC 04
0100 Meet with daughter again and she informs me that there was a man harassing her mother aboard ship. Security had been notified of this many times. Security stated it was not their problem. Captain announces that they will begin a search of the ship, including passenger cabins.
0115 Informed by crew member that at 0030, US Coast Guard helicopter drops two USCG officers aboard the Carnival Pride.
0145 I inform Assistant Cruise Director and Head of Security that the area where passenger went missing from should be roped off and any evidence preserved. Both were standing approximately 10 from where woman went missing from. I was told to mind my own business.
0200 Ship was turned around and all informed we were participating in SAR action.
0400 Security brings to scene caution tape and excludes passengers from area where woman went missing.
GENERAL OBSERVATIONS
When I first went on the deck at 2200 on 04 DEC 2004, I noticed the security camera covered, an empty overturned drink glass on the deck, the purse, and scattered papers. When security went through her purse, they also removed a considerable amount of money from it. Security members complained about having to start a search and that this was going to ruin their vacation as the Carnival Pride was going into dry-dock in San Francisco after this voyage. In front of the daughter at 2300, ships security was telling her that she (the mother) had committed suicide. None of the security at the time seemed concerned about the missing woman although they were convinced she was already overboard.
During this time, I was followed and harassed by Carnival Cruise Lines Security employees who insinuated that I had something to do with the passengers disappearance. My cabin (5164) was search without my authorization PRIOR to the Captain announcing that there would be a ship wide search for the missing passenger.
Feel free to contact me at the phone number above if there are any questions. I feel it deplorable that Carnival Cruise Lines is trying to soft-pedal and whitewash this incident.
Sincerely,
Michael G,
Passenger in Cabin 5164