Key Moments:
- A guest on Royal Caribbean’s Rhapsody of the Seas allegedly jumped overboard to evade a £12,354 ($16,710) casino debt
- He was apprehended with multiple IDs, two phones, and £10,794 ($14,600) in cash
- The individual faces potential federal penalties including up to five years imprisonment or a £185,000 ($250,000) fine
Incident Overview
An individual identified as Jey Gonzalez-Diaz has been accused of leaping from Royal Caribbean’s Rhapsody of the Seas in a bid to sidestep over £12,000 in gambling liabilities. The ship was completing its journey at the Port of San Juan. The incident reportedly occurred around 9am local time as passengers were disembarking. According to a criminal complaint, the bulk of Gonzalez-Diaz’s…