By the time anyone realized that something was wrong, thousands of bottles had already gone missing.
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Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
The newspaper also reported that when the boat was recovered the following day, investigators found 61 empty alcohol bottles on board, including an empty champagne bottle.
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