An overboard alert, which triggered an emergency response onboard MSC Seashore, thankfully turned out to be a false alarm.

The 5-year-old girl who went overboard on the Disney Dream cruise ship in June was too small to trigger the man overboard alarms, according to police In a police report obtained by PEOPLE, ...

A ship’s alarm system features distinct tones designed to warn the crew of specific emergencies. These include the general alarm for major onboard incidents, the fire alarm for smoke or fire detection ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In news that captured our attention in June, a 5-year-old girl fell through a porthole into the ocean. Her father jumped in after ...

VICTORIA, Seychelles (AP) – The worst moments for Gordon and Eleanor Bradwell on their disabled cruise ship came immediately after the wail of the general alarm. Eleanor quickly left lunch to get a ...

Police investigating the incident in which a 5-year-old girl went overboard on a Disney Cruise ship in June claim the child's body was too small to set off the vessel’s "man overboard" sensors.

A 5-year-old girl fell through a porthole on the Disney Dream into the ocean in June. With all the safety features on a cruise ship, why did her fall fail to trigger the ship's overboard detection ...