The search is at present ongoing for a passenger overboard from Carnival Magic. The 35-year-old man reportedly went over the railing of his balcony stateroom at roughly 4:10 a.m. on Monday morning, Could 29, 2023, and the USA Coast Guard (USCG) is constant search operations presently.
Man Overboard From Carnival Magic
Search efforts are persevering with for a 35-year-old male passenger overboard from Carnival Magic. The person was reported overboard by his touring companion late Monday afternoon, and the cruise ship reviewed safety footage to substantiate that he had fallen overboard.
“An preliminary evaluate of closed circuit safety footage confirms that he leaned over the railing of his stateroom balcony and dropped into the water at roughly 4:10 am early Monday morning,” learn a press release from Carnival Cruise Line.
The incident occurred whereas the Dream-class ship was getting back from a 5-night cruise to The Bahamas, having known as at Nassau and Freeport. Monday was a day at sea whereas the ship was en route again to Norfolk, Virginia. On the time, Carnival Magic was roughly 186 miles (300 kilometers) east of Jacksonville, Florida.
No data is obtainable about why the person was not reported lacking earlier within the day, or about any attainable exercise that might have result in the overboard scenario.
The USCG was contacted and instantly started search operations in an effort to find the lacking man, whereas concurrently crew members onboard the ship activated overboard procedures to account for passengers and try to see if the person was nonetheless aboard the vessel.
Company onboard report that the visitor’s title – which has not been launched to safeguard the person’s privateness, in addition to the privateness of his relations and touring social gathering – was known as a number of occasions over the ship’s public handle system, which is usually a primary step to find a lacking individual.
USCG air and water property are each in use conducting the search.
Carnival Magic Again in Port
Carnival Magic was launched from search operations and has returned to Norfolk on schedule, and is able to start its subsequent crusing on Tuesday, Could 30, 2023. That subsequent cruise can also be a 5-night crusing to The Bahamas, similar to the earlier itinerary with calls scheduled for Nassau and Freeport.
Carnival Cruise Line is providing care group help to the person’s household and touring social gathering throughout this troublesome time.
This story is at present creating; keep tuned to Cruise Hive for additional particulars as they’re confirmed.
