US Cruise Ship Death
The MSC Seascape cruise ship is visible above the newly opened cruise terminal near 16th Street and Harborside Drive in Galveston, Texas, Friday, Nov., 7, 2025.
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A cruise ship passenger has been charged with murdering a woman in their cabin after the vessel departed from Texas this weekend. Court documents reveal that Jason Watford told to FBI agents that he beat and choked the woman after an argument caused him to “snap.” The FBI criminal complaint says the woman was found dead Sunday after Watford, his hands and clothes bloodied, opened their room's door for a ship housekeeper. The 48-year-old Watford was taken into custody Monday and made an initial federal court appearance Tuesday in Galveston. His public defender did not respond to requests for comment.
