Who was the 18 year old missing after jumping off the cruise ship?

Cameron Robbins went on a trip to the Bahamas to celebrate his graduation from the University Laboratory School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He and several friends were aboard the Blackbeard's Revenge cruise on 24 May when Cameron allegedly jumped off the boat on a dare.



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A shark expert has given his thoughts on what might have happened during the last moments of Cameron Robbins, who was last seen jumping off a boat in the Bahamas, before disappearing beneath the dark water. Warning, some viewers may find the video distressing.

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Eighteen-year-old Cameron Robbins was on a cruise to the Bahamas to celebrate graduating high school when he allegedly jumped overboard as part of a dare. The ship was off an uninhabited island when passengers say Robbins jumped. Now, there is speculation a shark may have taken down the 18-year-old.

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Robbins' body was never found, but authorities officially designated Robbins as lost at sea, which is equivalent to a death certificate, United Cajun Navy spokesperson Brian Trascher told Fox News Digital on Friday.

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The Maritime Injury Guide reports that 19 people go missing from cruise ships yearly. While that may not sound significant, it adds up to 400 people over the last 20 years.

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Since 2018, seven people have been reported missing from cruise lines, according to archives provided by the U.S. Department of Transportation. The most recent suspicious death on a cruise ship happened between October and December of 2019. In 2018, three people were reported missing by Carnival Cruise Lines.

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He stayed alive while treading water for 20 hours before he was rescued. It's an incredible story of a will to live under horrific conditions, and James Michael Grimes is alive to tell it. The night before Thanksgiving, James fell off a cruise ship hours after it left port in New Orleans.

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Many marine biologists consider the Bahamas to be the shark capital of the world given the number of species you can come across. The country is home to at least forty different species, including tiger sharks, oceanic whitetips, Caribbean reef sharks, lemon sharks, bull sharks, great hammerheads, and nurse sharks.

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As the ships move through the water, they often chop up smaller fish, which then attract larger fish, which then, in turn, attract sharks. Additionally, cruise ships often let off waste into the ocean- this waste also attracts small fish which attract larger predators such as sharks.

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