Man Overboard from Allure of the Seas

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A passenger aboard a Royal Caribbean International cruise ship has gone overboard in waters near Mexico, the cruise line’s spokeswoman Cynthia Martinez confirmed Friday.

The ship departed Port Everglades Sunday on a 7-night Caribbean voyage.

The 30-year-old british man reportedly fell from his stateroom on Deck 11 of Allure of the Seas – the world’s largest cruise ship.

Authorities are currently conducting a search for the man and the line’s Care Team is providing support to his family, Royal Caribbean said.

Here’s the Miami-based cruise operator’s statement on Friday’s incident:

Allure of the Seas adjacent to Oasis of the Seas, Courtesy of Royal Caribbean Int'l
“On Friday, February 03, 2012, as Allure of the Seas was sailing to Cozumel, Mexico, a guest witnessed another guest going overboard. The ship made multiple public announcements and began a complete search of the ship, in efforts to locate the guest. When the guest did not respond to the pages and was not found onboard, the Captain alerted the local authorities of the situation.
A review of the ship’s closed-circuit camera footage observed the 30 year old British guest going over the balcony railing in his stateroom on deck 11. The location of the ship at the time the guest went overboard was marked on the ship’s Global Positioning System (GPS) and the U.S. and Mexican Coast Guard were alerted.
Allure of the Seas, along with the Mexican Coast Guard, Mexican Navy and the pilot boat, are currently conducting a search for the missing guest.

Our Care Team is providing support to the guest’s family and our thoughts and prayers are with them.

Allure of the Seas is currently sailing a seven-night Caribbean itinerary that departed Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on January 29, with port calls to Labadee, Haiti; Costa Maya and Cozumel, Mexico.”


Earlier this week a 47-year-old woman Massachusetts woman died aboard Royal Caribbean’s Liberty of the Seas ship after slipping and hitting her head on glass stairs in the ship’s disco early Monday.
 
How sad. His poor family. It sure has been a really bad couple of months for passengers on cruise ships.

I wish they would release information on how it occurred so that people will know what not to do.
 

How sad. His poor family. It sure has been a really bad couple of months for passengers on cruise ships.

I wish they would release information on how it occurred so that people will know what not to do.


A friend of mine is on the Mariner right now. The Mariner was helping with the search, but last I heard, he wasn't found.
My friend met up with some people from the Allure on an excursion, and she was told the man had been seen jumping.
 
My heart goes out to his family and friends.

...I wish they would release information on how it occurred so that people will know what not to do.
It stated, "A review of the ship’s closed-circuit camera footage observed the 30 year old British guest going over the balcony railing in his stateroom on deck 11."

Very simply put, do not lean over the balcony railing. I am not being insensitive at all, but it is difficult to go over railings if you are behaving "normally."

- Dreams
 
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My heart goes out to his family and friends.


It stated, "A review of the ship’s closed-circuit camera footage observed the 30 year old British guest going over the balcony railing in his stateroom on deck 11."

Very simply put, do not lean over the balcony railing. I am not being insensitive at all, but it is difficult to go over railings if you are behaving "normally."

- Dreams

I just read on another site (don't think we are allowed to link?) that the footage showed him using a table to climb up and jump over the railing. Unfortunately looks lik a suicide.
 


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