Passenger Jumped From Cruise Ship in Front of His Family, Report Says

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• Fellow passengers of the Royal Caribbean cruise have recalled the horror behind the ‘surreal’ incident
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The cruise ship was on a four-day Bahamas sailing and on its way back to Jacksonville, Florida, at the time of the incident, Matt Lupoli, a Carnival spokesperson, said. The man was reported missing by his travel companion late Sunday afternoon after he was not seen all day. During the early days of the pandemic in 2020, outbreaks on cruise ships sickened hundreds of people and upended the tourism industry, as officials and companies struggled to keep crews and passengers safe. “The ship’s crew immediately launched a search and rescue effort alongside the U.S. Coast Guard, who has taken over the search,” a spokesman for Royal Caribbean said in a statement.

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His dad was fussing at him for being drunk, I guess,” Sims said of the moment before Parker jumped. The man was a passenger on the Carnival Magic cruise ship, which was about 186 miles east of Jacksonville when he fell into the water. FORT LAUDERDALE — A search is underway for a cruise ship crewmember who went overboard while the vessel was still at sea before docking in South Florida this weekend.

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A 40-year-old man went overboard from an MSC Cruises ship on Wednesday, marking the second time since November that someone has fallen from one of the cruise liner's ships. Fellow passengers recalled how there had been ‘a lot of yelling’ as the crew were alerted to the ‘surreal’ incident. Saturday, when an announcement saying “Oscar, Oscar, Oscar, Starboard” was made over the ship’s loudspeakers, passenger Colin Schappi told NBC News affiliate WCBD in Charleston. "Out of privacy for the guest and their family, we have no additional details to share," said a spokesperson for Royal Caribbean. In a post on X, the Coast Guard said search efforts were paused Monday night because of dangerous weather conditions, including rough seas and strong winds. It said it would launch more search assets as soon as conditions allowed.

Fellow passengers of the Royal Caribbean cruise have recalled the horror behind the ‘surreal’ incident

In December, an MSC Cruises passenger jumped from one of its ships while sailing from Europe to South America. Royal Caribbean confirmed that a passenger, whose identity has not been revealed, went overboard near The Bahamas at about 4 a.m. Nearly 400 people have gone overboard on major cruise lines between 2000 and 2020, according to the Washington Post. This month, at least 17 coronavirus cases were identified on a Norwegian Breakaway cruise ship that docked in New Orleans, including a case of the new Omicron variant. The cruise industry rebounded in the summer, with many companies reporting an increase in bookings and a better handle on Covid-19 protocols. The Coast Guard is using air and water assets to search for the passenger.

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A study by Cruise Lines International Association found that only 28% of those who fell overboard between 2009 and 2019 survived. A Royal Caribbean spokesperson told Business Insider that the cruise line's "Care Team is providing support and assistance to the guest's family during this difficult time." "Sadly, after an exhaustive on-board search and a review of security camera video it was determined that he jumped," Lupoli said. "Shoreside authorities were notified, and the crew was advised to continue to Jacksonville. The Carnival Care Team is providing support to the guest's family and our thoughts are with them and the guest."

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The eight-day roundtrip was themed "Christmas," according to the cruise line's website. The cruise is also scheduled to stop at Grand Cayman Island and Cozumel, Mexico, before it returns to New Orleans on Sunday, according to its itinerary. "It makes you feel crazy to be stuck on a ship where everyone else is having a good time," Destiny Barnett said. The Carnival Glory left Louisiana for Montego Bay and is due to arrive Wednesday, the cruise line said.

Carnival did not respond to questions regarding which man overboard-detection technologies are in place on board the Carnival Elation ship. Royal Caribbean said it “immediately” launched search boats to look for him with help from the US Coast Guard. The release of his identity comes shortly after the Coast Guard called off its search for Parker.

The father of a 20-year-old Florida man who leaped from the 11th floor of a Royal Caribbean cruise ship 57 miles from shore last week believes his "master diver" son is still alive, according to a report. The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended its search for a Virginia man who fell from a cruise ship balcony earlier this week. A 20-year-old man who was vacationing with his family on a cruise may have jumped overboard, The New York Post reported. The US Coast Guard has stopped its search for a 30-year-old male passenger who went overboard from the Carnival Elation cruise ship on Sunday.

The more specific location also means the Coast Guard has been able to launch an HC-130 plane and an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter, he said. The search is 30 miles southwest of Southwest Pass, Louisiana, the Coast Guard said. Matt Lupoli, Carnival’s senior manager of public relations, said video appears to show the missing passenger jumping overboard.

"We have informed the U.S. Coast Guard and are providing assistance to the guest’s family that was traveling with him," they added. The cases were identified because of contact tracing after a guest tested positive, the cruise line said. The Royal Caribbean International ship, carrying more than 6,000 people, made stops that included St. Maarten and St. Thomas before returning to Miami on Saturday. BSO's Homicide and Crime Scene units have responded to Port Everglades to investigate, while the U.S. Coast has been notified and is currently searching the sea for the crew member.

The Liberty of the Seas was on a four-day cruise that departed from Port Everglades on Monday and returned Friday morning, according to cruise-tracking website CruiseMapper. Another passenger told the Post his family appeared "horrified" by what had happened. Reports have stated he ‘jumped off’ Royal Caribbean's Liberty of the Seas in front of his family. Officials said the ship was 57 miles from Great Inagua when the man jumped over the side of the ship, according to United Press International.

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"His dad was fussing at him for being drunk, I guess," Bryan Sims told the outlet. "When we got to them, he said to his dad, 'I'll fix this right now.' And he jumped out the window in front of us all." Ronnie Peale Jr., 35, went overboard from a Carnival Magic cruise ship traveling off the coast of Florida on Monday, the Coast Guard said. Parker jumped off the 18-story Liberty of the Seas after reportedly getting into an argument with his father. The cruise line said that the ship sailed with 95 percent of its guests aboard fully vaccinated and that 98 percent of the people who tested positive were fully vaccinated.

Just two days before the MSC crew member disappeared, a 28-year-old Carnival cruise passenger fell from a ship near New Orleans. According to the Coast Guard, the man was on the Liberty of the Seas cruise ship Thursday morning when he went overboard 57 miles from Great Inagua in the Bahamas. The United States Coast Guard has called off the search for a 20-year-old man who jumped overboard on a Royal Caribbean cruise as family members stood by, stunned. Crew members said they immediately reported it to local authorities, which began a search and rescue mission, according to the ship's operator, Royal Caribbean Cruises. CBS Miami reported the Mardi Gras is the largest ship ever built for the cruise line. The Coast Guard responded with two cutters and an airplane to search for the 43-year-old man.

The Mardi Gras and the cruise ship Elation also participated in the search, said Coast Guard spokesman David Micallef. Royal Caribbean told the Post in a statement that the ship's crew "immediately launched a search and rescue effort alongside the U.S. Coast Guard, who has taken over the search." Deborah Morrison, another passenger, told the Post that "there was a lot of yelling, and the crew was alerted immediately" after Levion jumped. Authorities say the man who recently disappeared from a Carnival cruise ship appeared to have jumped overboard. Last month, a 23-year-old man who felt seasick fell overboard from the MSC Euribia cruise ship while crossing the North Sea in Europe and was presumed dead.

Royal Caribbean requires travelers 12 and older to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 and test negative before boarding the ship. Children who are not yet vaccinated must provide a negative P.C.R. test result before sailing and test negative at the terminal before boarding. "The Carnival Care Team is providing support to the guest’s companion and traveling party who are on board," Carnival said. Hunter has previously produced digital content for local and national outlets, covering several topics from breaking news and current events to politics and pop culture. The cruise set sail from Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Monday and is set to return on Friday, according to CruiseMapper. The young man is believed to have ‘jumped off’ Royal Caribbean's Liberty of the Seas in front of his family, who were left looking on ‘helplessly’.

The US Coast Guard has called off the search for the 20-year-old who is said to have jumped overboard from a cruise ship. The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended its search for a 41-year-old man who went overboard on a cruise ship just before Christmas, it said Monday. About 386 people were reported to have gone overboard on major cruise lines between 2000 and 2020, according to The Washington Post.