However, she was still "in turmoil." Many, including Rebeccas family, believe that Disney knew exactly what happened to Rebecca but are covering up to save face and to protect their brand. 24-year-old Rebecca Coriam vanished from a Disney Cruise Ship in March 2011 But jurisdiction lies with the tax haven countries the ships are often registered to One officer from the Bahamas was. The Disturbing Disappearance Of Rebecca Coriam From Her Disney Cruise Ship Sergey Yarmolyuk The Disney Wonder cruise ship docked in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. [7], Mike and Annmaria Coriam, Rebecca's parents, were flown out from England to meet the ship when it returned. She went to Chester Catholic High school and joined the British Army cadets. He was told to go up to Deck 10 and look down were the crew pool was visible. The captain and Disney claim she just went overboard after a freak wave hit the side of the boat she was on. The ship has 11 public decks across the 1,000-foot ship; with that many people and that much space, it was easy for Rebecca to go undetected somewhere. [14], "In other corporations, police get involved," said Kendall Carver, an American who founded the lobbying group International Cruise Victims after his own daughter's 2004 disappearance from the Celebrity Mercury. Instead, they suspect foul play. Everything here is taped. If so, why would Disney refuse to disclose what the phone call was about? Danny Croteau was just 13-years-old when he was bludgeoned to death. The head of security on the ship, Mark Rotherham said Rebecca told him she was pressured into having sex with Deven in order to continue a relationship with her girlfriend Tracie. The man she had been forced to sleep with was in fact already married and this is another reason why some people think he would want her to keep quiet about what happened. With the Coriams' permission, he wrote about it in The Guardian. In her adolescence she worked at Chester Zoo, an occupation that family . She was perfect for the role she was outgoing, bubbly, and could connect with children. . Later that same night, Coriam reportedly "said something along the lines of feeling like a failure because she wasn't brave enough to jump off the ship.". In 2011, Rebecca Coriam disappeared from a Disney cruise ship. A friend of Rebecca's who saw her at around 2 a.m. said that the so-called "investigation" was a farce. The Mystery of Neil Dovestone. Rebecca. It was instead an official from Disney calling to inform them that their daughter was missing. Rebeccas family and friends from England described her as happy-go-lucky and energetic. Working for Disney would require one to be of an overall sunny disposition, or Disney wouldnt hire you if you werent that sort of person, according to a member of the crew. Her father shared it with the family and Rebecca's uncle said it was just an email but it felt like a legitimate lead. The video that recorded Rebecca's last moments on the ship show her in some sort of distress. Later information came in that her friends said she had a threesome with fellow colleagues on the ship that had traumatized her just hours before she was seen on the phone in the surveillance video. In September 2011, her family had hope once again as Rebecca's Facebook password was changed after her family took control of it. There has been no record of her presence anywhere since then. They were then taken to the crew quarters and Rebeccas cabin, where they were shown a sandal that allegedly belonged to Rebecca and was recovered on Deck 5. After this reporter investigated more of the open areas of the ship where passengers are allowed to go, he decided Rebecca probably slipped on Deck 4 while jogging on the jogging track. All That's Interesting reports Coriam was using an internal phone line and was "visibly distressed" during the call. Later on in the notes, Superintendent Rolle remarks how the male crew member had a very nonchalant attitude when being questioned. A lot of people think she was a victim of human trafficking. [4], Coriam returned to the Wonder and her duties as a youth worker, maintaining contact with her family via Facebook and Skype. Rebecca's uncle, John, told her parents that her password had been changed from her original one. She was also wearing what appeared to be "men's clothing." The family have the support of many senior politicians including ex-deputy Labour leader John Prescott who has previously alleged Rebecca was 'thrown overboard'. According to Anne, Everything was staged by Disney. They even tried to page her over the ships public address system but she never showed up. Published: 21:48, 4 Aug 2017 BY day, Rebecca Coriam was a smiling and patient children's entertainer on a Disney cruise ship. However, she began to "scream, cry, punch herself in the face, and bang her head against the walls of the ship." After touring the areas of the ship open to passengers, he decided that Coriam had probably slipped and fallen while jogging on the Deck 4 jogging track. But the investigation, by one sole detective from the Bahamas, and the carefree way they let suspects out of their grasp beggars belief.. Rebecca Coriam, a British national from Liverpool who was employed as a Youth Activity worker on Disney's cruise ship Wonder, was 24 when she vanished from the ship while it motored off the. Rebecca Coriam, 24, vanished six years ago during a stint as a nanny on board a Disney cruise ship. These plans, as well as her continuing Facebook exchanges with her mother, argue for them against suicide. She was hired over hundreds of other applicants, and received four months of training at Disney facilities in Florida. And that train of events is supported by the allegations of rape or sexual assault, campaigners added. Although she has been accused of being involved in Coriam's death, Medley said she "never did anything to physically harm" her friend. [1] On the anniversary of Rebecca's disappearance, her parents told the Liverpool Echo that they heard the names of a young woman and older man on the ship mentioned as possibly being involved in a love triangle with her, and called for them to come forward. HubPages is a registered trademark of The Arena Platform, Inc. Other product and company names shown may be trademarks of their respective owners. At just four years old, Sofia Juarez vanished within minutes from her home and nobody ever saw her again. Her name was Rebecca Coriam. Even with the Wonders numerous surveillance cameras, it is still possible for Rebecca to find a blind spot in such a large ship. Near the end of a voyage, another crew member who sought him out explained in further detail that even though the walls around the pool are high, the seas were rough at the time and she could have been tossed off the ship, especially if the deck and walls were slippery. Staff said Rebecca became upset when she realized Tracie was getting close to Deven. After high school, she attended Plymouth University at Exeter and studied sports science. Her parents, Mike and Ann Coriam from Chester England, know no more today than in March when the cruise line told them their daughter was missing from the cruise ship. Rebecca Coriam was a 24-year-old woman from Chester, England, who began working for Disney Cruise Lines in June 2010. Around the railings on the pool is a steel wall high enough to completely block any view (another crew member had told him it was a popular place to go when not working as their cabins were very small and it was a place crew members could be themselves, away from guests). Her car was found abandoned on the Pacific Coast Highway with Elaine nowhere to be seen. Interesting writeup, though you guys seriously need to proofread your articles first. Her name was Melissa and she told Ronson that Rebecca's relationship with her partner was very intense both when it was great and when it was awful. Mum and dad Mike and Ann Corium, from Chester, fear their "beautiful" daughter may have been. Since the 1980s, the cruise industry has enjoyed steady growth in popularity and revenue. We were taken in a car with blacked out windows, on the boats back entrance, as passengers disembarked from the front. Nobody knows for sure what happened to Rebecca on that night and nobody seems to be coming forward with any helpful information. They likewise found nothing. It reveals testimonies that the university student was caught up in a love triangle, which left her unhappy and fearing for her safety. But nothing. We were taken in a car with blacked-out windows, on the boats back entrance, as passengers disembarked from the front. Unsatisfied with Disneys account of their daughters disappearance, the Coriams hired private investigator Roy Ramm, a former specialist of Scotland Yard, and sought the aid of Chester MP Chris Matheson and former Deputy Prime Minister Lord Prescott. Copies of this footage have been denied to the family repeatedly. "Everyone knows". The Coriams said this led them to strongly doubt Disney's claim that they had been found in the pool area, as well as its theory that Rebecca was swept or fell overboard from there. As Rebecca Coriam was not found anywhere on the ship, Disney contacted The United States Coast Guard and Mexican Navy who conducted an extensive search of the waters along the cruise ship's path. Her parents have been critical of Disney's handling of the investigation, believing the company knows more than it claims to and has been more interested in avoiding unfavourable publicity than cooperating with investigators. What drove this elderly man to travel 4,000 miles to commit suicide on Saddleworth? Melissa thinks she might have been on the phone with her partner and that was why she was so distraught around the time she went missing. He wondered how she could have got there without her passport, which had been among the belongings her parents had recovered from her quarters. Just, 'It's ongoing.'" It has also been suggested that Rebecca Coriam may have committed suicide. To this day, Rebecca is still listed as being missing at sea. The two are not suspected to be involved in any wrongdoing. However, Coriam did not report for work the next morning, and her friends and co-workers had not seen her since the previous evening. Shortly before she disappeared, Rebecca had purchased tickets for her parents to go on vacation to Disneyland Paris. The following day, the Coriams watched from shore as the Disney Wonder left port to set sail on its next cruise. Rebecca Coriam (born 11 March 1987) was a British crewmember on the cruise ship Disney Wonder who disappeared from the ship 22 March 2011. At 9 AM Pacific time, Rebecca had missed her morning shift. The ship's captain concluded Rebecca Coriam was likely standing on Deck 5 when she was struck by a rogue wave and swept off the deck and out to sea. Miss OBrien told investigators: Bex called me crying. May she have all the threesomes she wants in hell. [2] He has also called for laws that would allow British authorities to investigate their own citizens' deaths on cruise ships in international waters. I'd never seen her wear them. Everything here is taped. Medley said Rebecca Coriam used cocaine to self-medicate. [1], Coriam's disappearance remains under investigation, and her whereabouts since the phone conversation have not been established. Very few people know that when they board a cruise ship that they are so poorly protected. Definitely deserves to be murdered. The shock of sharing her lover with a male friend or perhaps sexually vying for Medleys attention might have been enough to swing Rebeccas usually sunny mood into a state of despair; Medley retrospectively believes that she wanted off of the ship and her life, and climbed over the 6ft railings of Deck 5 to jump into the ocean. In 2010 she was hired to work on the Disney Wonder Cruise. The case of Neil Dovestone remains one of the most intriguing mysteries of modern British history, and the details are as confusing as they are tragic. At the time of her disappearance, Rebecca Coriam was a 24-year-old Chester, England native who worked with children aboard the Disney Wonder cruise ship. She was trying to get a job on a Disney cruise, along with hundreds of other hopefuls. As reported by BBC, Matheson said he thinks "there's sufficient evidence to indicate a crime may well have taken place. Family and friends from England have vigorously denied that Rebecca took her own life. Two of the Liverpool student's best friends visited the Coriam parents after she went missing, and said their friend had voiced fears of being raped or sexually attacked while on the ship. In March 2014, the Coriams sued Disney for failing in their duty to care and keep their daughter safe. This explanation was dismissed by the Coriam family as well as senior politicians including ex-Deputy Labour Leader John Prescott.1 The investigation was condemned by many. When Coriam failed to report for her 9 a.m. shift, Disney staff were alerted to search the ship for her, but to no avail.