A determined search is underway off the coast of Puerto Rico for a crew member who fell overboard from a cruise ship on Tuesday night time.

The 30-year-old Indian nationwide is presumed lacking after plunging into the tough Atlantic Ocean from the MSC Seascape.

The autumn was reportedly witnessed with the person going over about 32 toes above the water. “The cruise ship reported throwing a lifeline and three life rings and launched the cruise ship rescue boat to go looking,” a U.S. Coast Guard assertion mentioned. 

U.S. Coast Guard main the search

The AIS on MarineTraffic exhibits the search and rescue sample of MSC Seaside instantly after the incident occurred.

“Watchstanders coordinated the launch of a Coast Guard Jayhawk helicopter, which diverted Coast Guard Cutters to the scene,” the USCG mentioned. The Coast Guard aircrew had been first on the scene and deployed a self-locating datum marker buoy to measure sea currents. The cutters quickly adopted them, it mentioned.

Search and rescue crews targeted the search north of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, however to date with out success. The incident occurred shortly after the ship left San Juan, Puerto Rico, heading for its subsequent port name at Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic.

The second incident this week

The coast guard has launched the MSC Seascape from the search and is en path to the Dominican Republic. After being launched from the search, it continued its voyage to the Dominican Republic. The ship is crusing a Caribbean cruise and is due again at PortMiami later this week.

It’s the second overboard incident in just some days. Earlier this week, a 28-year-old male visitor on Carnival Glory went overboard within the Gulf of Mexico. The Carnival visitor was by no means situated.

That is the 14th man overboard for the cruise business in 2023 and the primary for MSC Cruises.

MSC Cruises didn’t reply to our e-mail for remark.