Cruise Chaos: Investigation on MSC Seascape shocks passengers

Get to a story that's been trending on fox26houston.com. You know, we love Galveston to head down there and get on a cruise and have a good time. Well, that's not exactly how a trip started for some folks there on the MSC Seascape. We now know there's someone in custody after a death investigation is taking place. So, Sacra Gray following that story for us today. Sacra, bring us up to speed on what's taking place down there in Galveston. Yeah, well Anthony, the MSC Seascape left the port of Galveston yesterday and this was supposed to be a seven day cruise hitting tropical destinations like Costa Maya and Cozumel. So it was much to passenger surprise when they woke up this morning and they realized they were right back where their adventure began. They were right back here in the port of Galveston. Now we know that a man is in custody and that the FBI is investigating a suspected homicide aboard the ship. Let's take a look at some video that passengers aboard the ship were able to capture. If you take a look here, a man is escorted off of the ship in handcuffs. According to the Galveston County Sheriff's Office, Jason Leon Watford has been booked into the Galveston County Jail on an FBI hold. Port of Galveston police took him into custody earlier today as federal agents continue to process evidence from aboard the ship. We are still working to confirm the identity of the victim. We do not have those details just yet. Now, the MSC Cruise Line says that they are cooperating with this investigation. But as far as where the ship is now, it's no longer here at the Port of Galveston. It has left port, it's back out on the water, and it is expected to resume normal operations. Back to you. All right, just a bizarre situation there for those other passengers that are still on the ship because you mentioned the ship is back out there on the trip. So what are those passengers saying and what has that experience been like for them? I was able to speak with one passenger who describes what it was like waking up this morning because as we said, passengers have only heard bits and pieces of what's been going on. So this morning, they were surprised to discover that they were back where their adventure began. Let's take a listen to what he experienced. There was an announcement that stated that there was an incident that happened overnight. They were pretty much told us to remain calm and just stay and enjoy the ship. And that was pretty much about it. And we were just waiting to hear more information on what was happening. Now we know that this is a suspected homicide investigation and passengers on that ship were also learning from news outlets exactly what had happened because again, they were getting bits and pieces. Some were hearing this was an incident, some were hearing this was a medical emergency, but now they know that is something even bigger. With that, again, this is a seven day cruise. They still have a lot of time left on that ship before they return on Sunday. Definitely wasn't the start that they were expecting for this vacation. Back to you. Yeah, not at all. Sacra, thank you so much for that report, bringing us up to speed. And again, it initially happened here this weekend, but we have new details now. Sacra, thanks. Hey, really quickly, I'm just going to read one comment, okay, because I'm kind of thinking about if I was on that ship, what would I want to do? Would I want to continue the trip or would I want to go home? CJ says, nope, I'd be ready to go home. CJ, I think I'm with you, my man. But again, people have plans. They were looking forward to this vacation and something like this started their trip, but hopefully they're able to turn things around and they have an enjoyable experience there on the ship. All right.