DAVID AVERRE explains how Disney cruise ship horror unfolded after girl fell overboard prompting her father to jump in and rescue her
The drama unfolded on Sunday morning as the Disney Dream - which is a massive 340 metre-long cruise ship - was sailing back to Florida 's Fort Lauderdale from Disney's Lookout Cay in the Bahamas.
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