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| OAP goes missing from cruise ship | OAP goes missing from cruise ship |
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| A search is under way for a Scottish pensioner who has disappeared from a cruise ship going from Spain to the US. | A search is under way for a Scottish pensioner who has disappeared from a cruise ship going from Spain to the US. |
| James Ewan, 73, of Burntisland, Fife, was travelling alone. | James Ewan, 73, of Burntisland, Fife, was travelling alone. |
| Celebrity Cruises said Mr Ewan was reported missing from The Celebrity Century on Wednesday after it was discovered he had not used his cabin. | |
| A company spokeswoman said the ship had retraced its path to look for the pensioner but after several hours the coastguard took over the search. | A company spokeswoman said the ship had retraced its path to look for the pensioner but after several hours the coastguard took over the search. |
| The ship left Madeira on Wednesday but logs indicated Mr Ewan had not disembarked there. | |
| When security records showed he had not gone off the ship the captain was told Lynn MartensteinCelebrity Cruises | When security records showed he had not gone off the ship the captain was told Lynn MartensteinCelebrity Cruises |
| The liner was on a 14-night transatlantic cruise from Barcelona, Spain, to Miami, which began on Friday 27 October. It is now continuing on its route. | |
| Spokeswoman Lynn Martenstein said the company was reviewing surveillance tapes and talking to people who might have seen the pensioner. | Spokeswoman Lynn Martenstein said the company was reviewing surveillance tapes and talking to people who might have seen the pensioner. |
| Celebrity, which is owned by Royal Caribbean Cruises, said it had notified the British Embassy authorities, Portuguese maritime police, Bahamian maritime authorities, and the FBI. | Celebrity, which is owned by Royal Caribbean Cruises, said it had notified the British Embassy authorities, Portuguese maritime police, Bahamian maritime authorities, and the FBI. |
| A crew member raised the alarm two hours after the ship left port in Madeira, after observing that Mr Ewan's cabin did not appear to have been occupied that day. | A crew member raised the alarm two hours after the ship left port in Madeira, after observing that Mr Ewan's cabin did not appear to have been occupied that day. |
| "When security records showed he had not gone off the ship the captain was told," Ms Martenstein said. | "When security records showed he had not gone off the ship the captain was told," Ms Martenstein said. |
| Public announcements | Public announcements |
| She said public announcements were made asking Mr Ewan to identify himself to crew but when there was no response a detailed search of the liner's public areas and cabins began. | She said public announcements were made asking Mr Ewan to identify himself to crew but when there was no response a detailed search of the liner's public areas and cabins began. |
| "We are trying to determine if anyone saw him," Ms Martenstein said. | "We are trying to determine if anyone saw him," Ms Martenstein said. |
| "Did he buy anything in the gift shop, or talk to anyone at dinner? | "Did he buy anything in the gift shop, or talk to anyone at dinner? |
| "We're trying to put all of those bits of information together to find out where he might be or what might have happened." | "We're trying to put all of those bits of information together to find out where he might be or what might have happened." |
| Maritime police in Gibraltar and Spain have also been alerted. | Maritime police in Gibraltar and Spain have also been alerted. |