A cruise passenger on Royal Caribbean’s Spectrum of the Seas went overboard Monday whereas the ship was on the way in which to Singapore, officers mentioned.
Singapore’s Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre was notified {that a} passenger had fallen overboard within the Singapore Strait at about 7:50 a.m. native time, in keeping with the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore. The cruise ship crew coordinated with native authorities for a search and rescue operation.
Spectrum of the Seas initially berthed in Singapore to assist the investigation, however the ship departed round 4:30 p.m. as scheduled, officers mentioned. A navigational security broadcast was issued to vessels within the Singapore Strait and in port to maintain a lookout for the lacking individual.
The passenger has not been publicly recognized. Royal Caribbean’s Care staff is providing help to the passenger’s household.
There have been 212 “man overboard” incidents on cruise ships with 170 fatalities between 2009 and 2019, in keeping with commerce affiliation Cruise Traces Worldwide Affiliation.
A Carnival Elation cruise ship passenger went overboard off the coast of Florida earlier in July, and in late Might, a 35-year-old man went overboard off a Carnival Magic cruise ship about 186 miles east of Jacksonville, Florida. Earlier in Might, an 18-year-old from Louisiana went overboard throughout a sundown cruise within the Bahamas, authorities mentioned.
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