LaRece Simone Hawkins, 24, disappeared from the Norwegian Escape on May 28, 2018, while the ship was about 80 nautical miles east of Atlantic City, New Jersey. She was last seen aboard the vessel and authorities believe she may have gone overboard into the Atlantic Ocean. Search efforts by the United States Coast Guard and the New Jersey State Police did not locate her and her case is classified as lost/injured missing.

Social media posts made by Hawkins before the voyage suggested she was dealing with personal difficulties, but the exact circumstances of her disappearance remain unclear and investigators have not reached a definitive conclusion. The investigation remains open and authorities are asking anyone with information about her time on the cruise ship to come forward.

Did anyone on the Norwegian Escape or nearby vessels notice anything that night or have information about Hawkins’s movements aboard the ship?