Baby found dead aboard cruise ship; mom returned to U.S.
The FBI says a mother whose newborn baby was found dead on the Carnival Dream cruise ship has returned to the United States. The 20-year-old woman returned to the U.S. late Sunday after being detained by Dutch authorities in the Caribbean island of St. Maarten.
The cruise ship was docked on the Dutch side of the island when a Carnival crew member found the lifeless newborn in a ship’s cabin last week.
The FBI says the woman was invited on the cruise to celebrate a close friend’s birthday. An FBI agent has been sent to St. Maarten to work with Dutch authorities on the investigation.
“We received preliminary information of a deceased newborn on the vessel (the Dream) and we are investigating the matter,” Special Agent Dave Couvertier wrote in an email to the Associated Press on Saturday. “We have been coordinating with Carnival Cruise Line, which has been fully cooperative.”
Florida Today reported that Carnival officials said the cruise line informed authorities about the newborn’s body in St. Maarten.
The Carnival Dream set sail Sunday for its regularly scheduled seven-day cruise.
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