FBI investigates suspected homicide aboard MSC Seascape cruise ship after sudden return to Texas
The FBI is investigating a suspected homicide aboard a cruise ship that was ordered back to Texas just one day after setting sail on a weeklong voyage to Mexico and Honduras.FBI Houston said agents responded Monday to the MSC Seascape after the ship docked in Galveston, Texas.Few details about what happened aboard the ship have been released, including the identity of the person who died or the circumstances surrounding the suspected homicide.SECRET EVIDENCE FILED IN ANNA KEPNER CARNIVAL CRUISE MURDER CASE AS FEDS PUSH TO JAIL ACCUSED STEPBROTHER"FBI Texas City is responding to a suspected homicide onboard the MSC Seascape cruise ship that docked in Galveston on November 9, 2026," FBI Houston said in a statement.The MSC Seascape is seen at the Port of Galveston in Texas.The ship later left the port and resumed its planned itinerary as the FBI investigated a suspected homicide aboard the vessel.
(2025 Kirk Sides / Houston Chronicle)A Maritime Liaison Agent from the bureau's Texas City Resident Agency is coordinating with the U.S.Coast Guard, Port of Galveston Police Department, Customs and Border Protection and MSC Cruises, the agency added.'HEAVILY INTOXICATED' MAN ARRESTED AFTER ALLEGEDLY BEATING CHILDREN ABOARD CARNIVAL CRUISE SHIP, POLICE SAYAs the primary federal agency authorized to investigate potential crimes on the high seas, the FBI works with local and federal partners when alleged crimes occur aboard cruise ships.MSC Cruises told Fox News Digital that authorities instructed the Seascape to return to Galveston after the cruise line reported an incident involving a guest."We are cooperating fully with the investigation and providing support to those impacted.
The ship has left the port and resumed its planned itinerary," an MSC Cruises spokesperson said.FOLLOW THE FOX TRUE CRIME TEAM ON XThe MSC Seascape is docked in Galveston, Texas.The FBI is investigating a suspected homicide aboard the cruise ship after authorities instructed it to return to port on ...