Passenger on board MSC Seascape talks with FOX 26

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Nov 10, 2026
Let's get back now to today's top story.
I remember I told you about the homicide
investigation that is now happening
on board a cruise ship that left Galveston.
Authorities say one man is in custody.
His name is Jason Leon Watford. Fox 26's Sakura Gray spoke
with a passenger who's on board the MSC Seascape,
and here's that interview for you.
Jonah, tell me a little bit about the start of this cruise.
When did you guys depart from Galveston?
So we departed on Sunday, we left Galveston at 4pm.
Overnight, honestly, everything was smooth.
I had a great night. We had dinner
and then went down to the adult arcade, had some fun there.
I ended up falling asleep around 2, 3 in the morning,
didn't wake up until 8am this morning.
And that's when I heard the announcement from the captain
stating that there was an incident that happened.
And that was pretty much it.
The captain came on the intercom and
then made that announcement.
Do you remember exactly what he
said?
Okay, basically we all noticed
that we were back at Galveston.
And he was basically just stating
that there was something that
happened.
They were saying that it was
a medical emergency that happened
where we needed to go back to
the port.
To the port.
And 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.
What was the atmosphere like on board
when you guys realized you were back in Galveston?
Definitely there was some confusion,
because we were expecting to be deep into the waters,
seeing the sun rising on the ocean. So it's definitely some confusion,
and just trying to figure out what exactly was happening.
How long were you guys stuck at port in Galveston?
So I woke up at like 8am.
We didn't leave until it was about like 1030 or 11.
So like a few hours.
Do you see investigators or any of the FBI investigators
come on board or what did you see? So I didn't see anything. Honestly,
I didn't witness anything. I am on deck 12. So I'm higher up.
So I didn't see anything from my view.
Have they said that your itinerary
or schedule has been impacted or is it business as usual?
Yeah, so before we left, I was having breakfast,
so I was in the buffet area.
The captain did come onto the line, and he stated that we may
be arriving to our first port, which is Costa Maya.
We may be arriving there a little late,
but they said everything as far as Roatan, Honduras, and then Cozumel.
That it should be as normal with our itinerary.
The only impact may just be with Costa Maya.
