British Woman Vanishes From Disney Cruise Ship

The parents of a woman who went missing
from a cruise ship off the coast of Mexico have flown home from America,
after failing to discover more about her disappearance.

Rebecca Coriam, 24, from Guilden Sutton near
Chester, was last seen aboard the Disney Wonder on Monday, but failed to
report for her shift the next day.

She had been working as part of the youth programme on the ship,
which left Los Angeles last weekend for a week-long cruise along the
Mexican Riviera.

The vessel returned to dock in Los Angeles, where Miss Coriam's
parents Michael and Ann were waiting to hear the latest on the inquiry.

They flew out with their daughter's cousin, Trish Davies, earlier
this week, to meet maritime investigators and Disney representatives.
Speaking to television channel KABC, Mr Coriam said: "It is just
very, very painful and the thought of not seeing her again...it is just
frightening to think about it really."

Mrs Coriam added: "We just do not know what happened to her do we? That is the worst."

Ms Davies told reporters in Los Angeles that the family had been
informed Miss Coriam - known as Becca to her family and friends - made a
phone call from the ocean liner shortly before she was reported
missing.

Her parents and Ms Davies have now flown back to the UK with her possessions, after a search of the liner proved inconclusive.

Miss Coriam's sister, Rachael, and uncle John Jennings have also appealed for clues to Miss Coriam's whereabouts.
Mr Jennings told the Chester Chronicle: "She came back for her
grandad's funeral about six weeks ago; that was the last time she was
home.

"She talks to us through Skype and Facebook all the time. I remember
her mum had put something on Facebook and she didn't reply after about
12 hours - that was unusual for Rebecca.

"Becca has a lot of friends in Chester and on board that boat. Come home Becca. Everyone loves you and misses you."

A spokeswoman for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office confirmed a
British national had been reported missing in Mexico and that they were
providing consular assistance to the family.

The Disney Wonder is registered in the Bahamas, and police there are
heading the investigation. The Mexican Navy and US coastguard have also
launched their own searches.

The ship has 10 large decks, is 964ft long and can accommodate more than 3,000 passengers and crew.

awww this is so sad :(