Brit falls off cruise in Adriatic near island as desperate search is launched
A BRITISH cruise passenger has reportedly fallen overboard in the Adriatic sea - sparking a desperate search.
One passenger on the cruise ship, Nicole Bullock, said she woke up to an emergency message blaring through the ship.: "Woken up on the cruise ship around 3.40am to the emergency message 'Oscar Oscar Oscar off the port side'. Man overboard.The ship is reportedly on a seven day Greece-Croatia route that took off on August 3.
A few years ago a British woman fell off a ship into the Adriatic - but she was miraculously found alive hours later.The 46-year-old from Cheltenham went overboard sometime before midnight on Saturday night.
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