Global Courant 2023-04-28 04:56:09
The US Coast Guard has suspended a search for an Australian cruise ship passenger who went overboard while en route to Hawaii.
The passenger went missing on Wednesday on the Quantum of the Seas, a Royal Caribbean Cruises ship.
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“After reviewing all pertinent information of the case and discussing it with the next of kin, the Coast Guard has made the difficult decision to suspend the active search for the passenger aboard the Quantum of the Seas,” said Kevin Cooper, a search and rescue service. mission coordinator for the Joint Rescue Coordination Center Honolulu.
The cruise ship Quantum of the Seas is docked at the Marina Bay Cruise Center on Wednesday, December 9, 2020 in Singapore. A passenger on the ship went overboard this week and the Coast Guard search has been suspended. (AP)
The search for the missing passenger was conducted 500 miles south of Kailua Kona, Big Island, the Coast Guard said.
The Coast Guard received a report on Tuesday around 11:03 p.m. about a missing person from the ship. The crew remained on site for two hours to search for the person before resuming the cruise.
On Wednesday morning, an aircrew from a C-130 Hercules aircraft conducted five searches over six hours.
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The ship departed Brisbane, Australia, on April 12 and is expected to dock in Honolulu on Friday.
