Philadelphia, PA

Survelliance cameras on the Norwegian Dawn cruise ship show a Camden County woman was alone on her balcony when she fell overboard Sunday, the cruise line stated last night.

The Norwegian Cruise Line said in a statement that hallway cameras and cameras on the sides of the ship “confirmed that Mindy Jordan was in her stateroom alone at the time of the incident.”

The family of Ms. Jordan, 46 years old, of Pine Hill, said Tuesday that it suspected foul play. The family could not be reached last night after the cruise ship’s statement was released.

The company did not characterize the incident, and noted that investigations are continuing.

The cruise line said it was arranging for Ms. Jordan’s family to join the ship in Bermuda today to view the footage.

If FBI agents from New York City office and local authorities in Bermuda conducted interviews on the ship yesterday.

If FBI agents determine that Ms. Jordan’s fall was accidental, that information will be relayed to family members but not made public, Special Agent Jim Margolin stated.

The cruise line released a timeline of events, beginning with Ms. Jordan; her boyfriend, Mr. Jorge Caputo; and a couple they were traveling with eating dinner in the ship’s Garden Cafe.

The couples returned to their adjacent staterooms about 7:28 p.m., the cruise line stated.

Eight minutes later, Mr. Caputo left his room and joined his friends next door. “From that moment on, Mindy was alone in her stateroom,” the cruise line said.

At 7:53 p.m., the cameras had shown Ms. Jordan falling from her balcony, “straight into the water.”

The cruise line previously said Ms. Jordan, who was staying on deck nine, had been trying to climb to an adjoining balcony when she fell.

Shortly after Ms. Jordan’s fall, an emergency call was made from the friends’ stateroom, and Mr. Caputo is seen leaving that room “to seek help,” the cruise line said.

Four minutes later, a man-overboard announcement was made, and the ship’s crew launched two rescue boats.

Ms. Jordan went overboard about 45 miles off Atlantic City, about four hours after the ship had left New York en route to Bermuda.

The Coast Guard joined the search, which was called off on Monday. Ms. Jordan’s body has not been found.

The cruise ship arrived in Bermuda yesterday. The ship is due back in New York on Sunday morning.

Ms. Jordan’s family members said that week that they doubted the cruise line’s initial account, and they described Ms. Jordan’s relationship with Mr. Caputo as volatile.

The two lived together for more than two years, said Ms. Jordan’s brother, Steve Lynn. He said Ms. Jordan had moved out several months ago, but that the two had apparently reconciled.

Barbara Matthews, the couple’s neighbor, described Ms. Jordan and Mr. Caputo in complimentary terms and said she had been seen no evidence of trouble in their relationship. She said Mr. Caputo, who works for a car dealership, had moved next door to her about three years ago with his daughter, Megan, who was 20 years old. Ms. Jordan moved in about a year later.

“What I know about him, it’s impossible for me to think there was anything sinister going on,” she said.

Ms. Matthews said she last saw the couple Sunday morning before they left for the cruise.

They were meeting their traveling companions in the parking lot, and Mr. Caputo joked with Ms. Matthews about watching the house to make sure his daughter didn’t have any parties while he was gone.

She said Mr. Caputo recently had recovered from back surgery and “was really looking forward” to the trip.

Ms. Jordan, a licensed practical nurse, had a 15-year-old daughter and an 18-year-old son.

Her mother, Lousise Horton of Bordentown City, said she had spoken to Ms. Jordan twice on Mother’s Day before the ship left port. Mr. Caputo called the next morning to say Ms. Jordan had died.

“The pieces just don’t add together,” Ms. Horton said on Tuesday.

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