Brazilian crew disappears during cruise in Italy

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Laish Santiago, 21, disappeared at 18h of last Friday (1).
According to the family, the boyfriend of the girl was questioned by local police.
Alexandre Lopes, Mariane Santos RossiDo G1

A Brazilian crew of the ship Costa Magica is missing from the 18h of last Friday (1). The family of Laish Santiago, who lives in Santos, on the coast of Sao Paulo, was notified of the disappearance of around 15 hours this Saturday (2). The last contact with her family was held on May 23.

According to Italian news site "IlMattino", the ship had sailed from Malta towards Catania, and was about 30 km from the Sicilian coast disappeared when Laish.
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In a phone interview with G1, the brother of the crew, Lucas Santiago, confirmed the disappearance. "The Infinity Brazil, the company responsible for the recruitment of my sister called us yesterday. They said on Friday she usually worked in the morning, but appeared to shift from 18h. They searched the entire ship, but not felt. The case was passed to the police and the coastguard. But so far nothing went for us. The only thing we know is that she's missing, "he says.

According to Brother, Brazilian loved working on the ship, but had been complaining a lot lately. "The Lais would resign and return to Brazil in the next 28 days. She loved working in the ship, but was tired. She is assistant waiter at the Costa Magica," he explains.

The mother of Lais, Ines Maria da Penha Santiago, also confirmed the disappearance of their daughter, who would date some time ago, a crew member on the same ship, information confirmed by Lucas Santiago. "Her boyfriend is an Indian. We have no contact with him. What we know is that he was questioned by police. We talked with some of her friends, who confirmed the disappearance. The only thing we really know is that she simply disappeared. We are very concerned , "says his brother.

Friend of Laish, Gustav Dalla Vecchia, who has worked with the crew on other cruises, said the popularity of the young are concerned. "I am in touch with some friends of the Costa Magica. We are very concerned and no news is too big. Laish is very much companion and has no enemy on board. Not drink, does not smoke and do not use drugs, which is very common on ships, "he says.

A spokesperson for Infinity Brazil confirmed that the G1 was the contact with the family of the crew. In a statement, counsel for Costa Cruises has confirmed the disappearance of the Brazilian. According to the company, the event was recorded on Saturday, at 9:30 am (local time) when the ship was anchored in the port of Catania.

"Several searches were conducted by the crew after finding that the Brazilian was not at his job. According to official procedures, the operations center and port agents reported the case to local authorities. Searches were performed in the immediate vicinity of the port of scale. Costa Magica left Catania yesterday (Saturday, June 2) at 15.45, released by local authorities, bound for Naples, as his previous journey, "the statement said.

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