A millionaire fashion boss is feared dead after plunging off a cruise ship into the North Sea.
Kai Wunsche, 81, who once owned luxury fashion brand Joop!, is believed to have fallen off the MS Europa vessel on Monday.
The incident is said to have taken place near the Dutch island of Texel as the cruise ship travelled from Hamburg, Germany, to Antwerp, Belgium.
Mr Wunsche was declared missing before the vessel reached Antwerp.
Hapag-Lloyd Cruises, which owns the cruise ship involved, confirmed an incident had taken place.
A spokesman for the firm told The Times: "Our sympathy and thoughts are with the relatives."
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The death is not being treated as suspicious and CCTV footage shows no evidence of an accident or third-party involvement, Hapag-Lloyd Cruises said.
The spokesman did not offer further information.
After Mr Wunsche's husband reported him missing on Monday the ship turned around and tried to find him.
The Dutch coastguard also became involved in the search, sending a helicopter, an aircraft and five boats.
The coastguard said conditions were rough with waves reaching five metres high.
The search was cancelled on Monday evening at around 6pm and a spokesman said there was no longer any chance of survival.
