The passenger was recovered from the water but was pronounced dead

A French coastguard spokesman said its helicopter found the person and hoisted them from the water. Despite this, a medical team later pronounced them dead.

A woman in her 20s has died after she went overboard from a cruise ship near the Channel Islands.

EXCL: A woman has died after she went overboard on the 18-deck MSC Virtuosa at around 2am on Saturday, while she was sailing from Lisbon to Southampton.

A woman has died after going overboard from an 18-deck cruise ship in the English Channel, sparking a huge search in the middle of the night, rescue services say.

Passengers and crew were interviewed by police.

The French coastguard says it received a man overboard distress message from a passenger ship off the Channel Islands

A passenger has reportedly gone overboard an 18-deck cruise ship bound for Southampton, with a huge search operation in the middle of the night as the captain made an announcement