MIAMI – U.S. Coast Guard crews from Miami are aiding in the search for a man who went overboard from a South Florida-based cruise ship Thursday morning.
It happened on Royal Caribbean’s Liberty of the Seas, which, according to CruiseMapper, was on a four-day roundtrip voyage from Port Everglades.
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The 20-year-old fell from the ship about 57 miles off the coast of Great Inagua island in the Bahamas.
Authorities haven’t publicly identified the man or said whether he was a passenger or crew member.
Coast Guard Cutter Seneca and crews from Coast Guard Air Station Miami are leading the search, according to the agency.
#Breaking @USCG crews are searching for a 20-year-old man who went overboard from the Liberty of the Seas cruise ship 57 miles from Great Inagua this morning.
— USCGSoutheast (@USCGSoutheast) April 4, 2024
USCG Cutter Seneca and Air Station Miami HC-144 crews are conducting the search.#USCG #SAR pic.twitter.com/zZPpKOdyCn