The Coast Guard suspends a search for a Norwegian Cruise Line crew member on board the ship
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The US Coast Guard has temporarily detained a member of a search party aboard a Norwegian Cruise Line ship bound for Boston after the person was seen falling overboard on security video.
“HC144 began an aerial search with the crew of Station Provincetown,” Coast Guard Sector Southeastern New England told Fox News, adding that “the search has been suspended until further information at 12:25 p.m. [p.m.] local time.”
The incident involved the Norwegian Breakaway, which was traveling from Bermuda to Boston when authorities were notified that a crew member had boarded the boat about 12 miles east of Wellfleet, Massachusetts.
The ship returned to the last known human location and sent a rescue boat and life rings in an attempt to help.
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View around the bow of the Norwegian Cruise Line ship NCL Breakaway, Great Stirrup Cay, The Bahamas. (effrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images/Getty Images)
“A crew member was seen falling overboard on a security camera,” according to the Coast Guard.
“Coast Guard helicopter MH-60 arrived on scene at approximately 0119 to assist in the search. Coast Guard Station Provincetown personnel are also assisting in the search.”
Norwegian Cruise Line told Fox News in a statement that “a crew member went aboard just east of Cape Cod, Massachusetts,” Saturday night.
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“After confirming the incident, the vessel immediately notified the United States Coast Guard Marine Rescue Coordination Center and a search and rescue operation began,” the statement added.
“The United States Coast Guard has taken over search and rescue operations and released the vessel to continue its voyage.
“The safety, security, and well-being of our crew is our top priority. Our thoughts are with the crew's family at this difficult time.”
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The 'Norwegian Breakaway' departs the port of Meyer warf in Papenburg, Germany, on 13 March 2013. Thus begins the journey of delivering the 324m long and 40m wide passenger ship along the narrow river Ems to the North Sea. The biggest cruise sh (Carmen Jaspersen/photo alliance via Getty Images/Getty Images)
Norwegian Cruise Line has not publicly rewarded a crew member since Sunday. The circumstances surrounding the fall were unclear.
The incident delayed the ship's return to Boston, according to Cruise Hive, which reported that the ship is expected to be delayed as the investigation continues.
| A ticker | Security | Finally | Change | change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCLH | NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE HOLDINGS LTD. | 18.51 | +0.09 |
+0.49% |
| CCL | Company CARNIVAL CORP. | 27.17 | +0.52 |
+1.95% |
| RCL | ROYAL CARIBBEAN GROUP | 265.84 | +5,41 |
+2.08% |
| DIS | This company WALT DISNEY CO. | 102.60 | -1.05 |
-1.01% |
| VIK | VIKING Holdings LTD /BM/ | 81.82 | +0.84 |
+1.04% |
The reported incident comes just weeks after another Norwegian Cruise Line crew member went missing at sea from the Norwegian Viva off Costa Maya, Mexico.
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In that case, the cruise line later confirmed that the search had been suspended.
