Date: April 19, 2009
MIAMI -- The Coast Guard suspended its search at 8 p.m. Saturday for a missing cruise ship passenger who reportedly went overboard about 60 miles north of Nassau, Bahamas.
The Coast Guard searched an area of nearly 590 square miles for the 39-year-old man who reportedly went overboard from the cruise ship Norwegian Sky around 3 a.m. Saturday. The Norwegian Sky departed Friday from Miami for a three-day cruise and was traveling to its first port of call in Nassau.
Norwegian Sky crewmembers contacted the Coast Guard for assistance around 4 a.m. Saturday.
Search and rescue coordinators at the Seventh Coast Guard District in Miami launched an HU-25 Falcon jet crew and an HH-65C Dolphin helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Miami, as well as an HH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from the Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center (AUTEC) on Andros Island, Bahamas, to begin search efforts.
Also assisting in the search were:
The Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF)
The Royal Caribbean Monarch of the Seas cruise ship crew
The Norwegian Pearl cruise ship crew
Disney cruise line smallboat crews
Sunday, April 19, 2009
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Well, even though one of the responsibilities of those who have crew boat jobs is the safety and enjoyment of their passengers, they can't always be with them 24/7. they can't control all the things that a passenger will do.
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