The U.S. Coast Guard announced on Twitter that air and surface crews are searching for a 30-year-old man who allegedly jumped from the cruise ship Carnival Elation 95 miles off the coast of Melbourne, Fla., on Sunday.
#preliminary report @uscg Air and surface crews are searching Sunday morning for a 30-year-old man who fell overboard from Carnival Elation, 95 miles east of Melbourne, Florida. #CG Actively searching with crews at Coast Guard Air Station Cutter Tarpon, Miami, Clearwater#SAR pic.twitter.com/tl7zkbW6z6
—USCGSoutheast (@USCGSoutheast) July 24, 2023
The man, who has not yet been identified by authorities or Carnival, reportedly jumped off the ship on its way back to the port of Jacksonville, Carnival said in a statement. obtained By WKMG Orlando.
Carnival said her companion called the cruise company after she disappeared all day Sunday. “Unfortunately, following a thorough search of the ship and review of CCTV footage, it was determined that he had jumped,” Carnival said in a statement. (Related: Cruise ships docked in Grand Turk covered in smoke)
carnival elationThe 72,000-ton vessel, capable of accommodating about 2,200 guests, was returning to its home port of Jacksonville after a four-day trip to the Bahamas, WKMG reported.
Land authorities were notified of the incident and the ship’s crew were advised to proceed to Jacksonville. according to News 4 To Jacksonville.
The Coast Guard said an ongoing search was underway with the assistance of crew members from the Miami and Clearwater air bases and the Coast Guard. cutter A tarpon is an 87-foot long patrol vessel typically stationed in Charleston, South Carolina.
