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Cruise passenger rescued 20 hours after falling overboard near Greece
Greek officials say the woman was found alive in the Aegean after about twenty hours adrift; the cruise line has not said how she got off the ship.
On air: Gloria Vance and Hank Ledger on BBN NewsroomPublished
At a glance
- First reported by The New York Times: “20 Hours After Falling Overboard, Cruise Passenger Is Rescued Near Greece”.
- Covered on BBN on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 3:17 PM ET on BBN Newsroom, by Gloria Vance and Hank Ledger.
- Topics: Greece.
- BBN covered this story before: How Kimberly Guilfoyle Lost Trump's Confidence and Her Job in Greece (October 14).
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Gloria Vance · World News AnchorOff the coast of Greece today, a cruise passenger was pulled alive from the sea twenty hours after she went overboard, and Greek officials say she told her rescuers she had jumped because she wanted to disembark.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorTwenty hours.
The story so far
- Balkan temperatures swing as heavy rain heads for Greece · The Guardian
- US ambassador to Greece resigns amid misconduct allegations · Al Jazeera
- Guilfoyle resignation draws Guardian and NBC coverage as she denies… · Al Jazeera
- England hammer Greece 8-1 on aggregate in World Cup play-offs · Yahoo Sports
- Guilfoyle out as Greece ambassador after White House request · The New York Times
- How Kimberly Guilfoyle Lost Trump's Confidence and Her Job in Greece · WSJ
- Cruise passenger rescued 20 hours after falling overboard near Greece (this story)
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