Photos: Woman falls overboard, survives by treading water for 10 hours

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A British woman fell overboard from a cruise ship, but was rescued.

FILE - May 19, 2016 file photo of the cruise ship "Norwegian Star" outside of Aalesund, Norway. A British woman, identified as Kay from England, was rescued Sunday Aug. 19, 2018 after falling from the Norwegian Star cruise ship and spending 10 hours in the Adriatic Sea at night, Croatia's coast guard said. (Halvard Alvik, NTB Scanpix via AP, File)

A woman fell from the Norwegian Star cruise ship, about 95 kilometers (60 miles) off Croatia's coast shortly before midnight Saturday

In this photo dated Aug. 19, 2018, provided by the Croatian Defense Ministry, a woman who identified herself as Kay from England, age 46, climbs aboard a Croatian Coast Guard ship some 90 kilometers (60 miles) from the Croatian coast. A British woman was rescued Sunday after falling from a cruise ship and spending 10 hours in the Adriatic Sea at night, Croatia's coast guard said. (Croatian Coast Guard via AP)

In this photo dated Aug. 19, 2018, provided by the Croatian Defense Ministry, a woman who identified herself as Kay, a 46-year old from England, top right, walks aboard a Croatian Coast Guard ship some 90 kilometers (60 miles) from the Croatian coast. A British woman was rescued Sunday after falling from a cruise ship and spending 10 hours in the Adriatic Sea at night, Croatia's coast guard said. (Croatian Coast Guard via AP)

In this photo dated Aug. 19, 2018, provided by the Croatian Defense Ministry, a woman who identified herself as Kay, a 46-year old from England, centre, poses with the crew of a Croatian Coast Guard ship who saved her, some 90 kilometers (60 miles) from the Croatian coast. The British woman was rescued Sunday after falling from a cruise ship Saturday night and spending 10 hours in the Adriatic Sea at night, Croatia's coast guard said. (Croatian Coast Guard via AP)

In this photo taken Aug. 19, 2018, a Croatian Coast Guard vessel arrives to the port in Pula, Croatia. A British woman was rescued Sunday after falling from a cruise ship and spending 10 hours in the Adriatic Sea at night, Croatia's coast guard said. (AP Photo)

In this photo taken Aug. 19, 2018, a woman who identified herself as Kay from England, center, is escorted by rescuers from a Croatian Coast Guard vessel in the port in Pula, Croatia. A British woman was rescued Sunday after falling from a cruise ship and spending 10 hours in the Adriatic Sea at night, Croatia's coast guard said. (AP Photo)

In this photo taken Aug. 19, 2018, a woman who identified herself as Kay from England, is interviewed by local media in front of a Croatian Coast Guard vessel in the port in Pula, Croatia. A British woman was rescued Sunday after falling from a cruise ship and spending 10 hours in the Adriatic Sea at night, Croatia's coast guard said. (AP Photo)

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FILE - May 19, 2016 file photo of the cruise ship "Norwegian Star" outside of Aalesund, Norway. A British woman, identified as Kay from England, was rescued Sunday Aug. 19, 2018 after falling from the Norwegian Star cruise ship and spending 10 hours in the Adriatic Sea at night, Croatia's coast guard said. (Halvard Alvik, NTB Scanpix via AP, File)

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