Rebecca Coriam

What happened

Rebecca Coriam, 24, of Chester, England, was working as a youth activities worker aboard the cruise ship Disney Wonder when she was last seen just before dawn on March 22, 2011, according to her family's campaign. The ship was cruising out of Los Angeles on a seven-day cruise along the Mexican coast, in international waters off the coast of Mexico. The alarm was raised when she failed to show for duty at 9:00 a.m. The crew searched the ship but could not find her, and she was listed as missing at sea. At about 5:45 a.m. that morning, a ship's CCTV camera had captured her in the crew quarters on a phone, appearing upset — the last confirmed sighting of her. While the ship sailed on, the Mexican coastguard searched the waters behind it and found nothing, her MP later told the House of Commons.

The Disney Wonder is registered in the Bahamas, and under international maritime law the investigation was the responsibility of the Bahamas Maritime Authority, her MP, Stephen Mosley, told Parliament on November 1, 2011. He said one officer boarded the ship three days after her disappearance, and that little formal questioning, evidence gathering or forensic investigation took place — his account, given on the record. The Royal Bahamas Police Force, which conducted the investigation on board, stated on March 29, 2011 that it had concluded its investigation on board the vessel, that at that time there was no evidence to suggest foul play, and that the case remained open and under active investigation.

Rebecca's parents, Mike and Ann Coriam, launched a family campaign for answers, saying in March 2012 that they had received little information about what happened to their daughter and had more questions than answers. Rebecca was never found, and she is still missing.