Man jailed for cruise ship bomb threat

Saturday, 18 Apr, 2025 0

A man from Michigan was sentenced to eight months in prison for making a hoax bomb threat to a cruise line.

He made the threat as he was upset his girlfriend and her family were taking a cruise without him.

Joshua Lowe, 19, was sentenced this week in federa courtl.

Federal prosecutors said Carnival Cruise Line received a January 2024 email stating: “Hey, I think someone might have a bomb on your Carnival Sunrise cruise ship.”

The cruise ship had just departed Miami.

Due to the threat, ship crew searched more than 1,000 staterooms.

The U.S. Coast Guard was alerted and the Jamaica Marine Police escorted the ship into port.

Lowe admitted the offence when questioned and said he was upset over his girlfriend going on the cruise without him.

He could have been sent to prison for up to five years.

“Bomb threats are not a laughing matter and are extremely irresponsible,” said Cheyvoryea Gibson, special agent in charge of the FBI in Michigan.

“When individuals make false hoax threats, they divert critical law enforcement resources and spread unnecessary fear.”

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