A passenger has landed on Royal Caribbean’s Wonder of the Seas, the world’s largest cruise ship, while it was off the coast of Cuba during a cruise from Florida.
The unidentified guest disembarked from the 230,000-ton ship late Tuesday, the second day of her seven-day cruise from Port Canaveral, Florida, Royal Caribbean said.
“The ship’s crew immediately launched a search and rescue operation and worked closely with local authorities,” the company said.
The company told Insider it has been working with the US Coast Guard, but a spokesperson for the agency told the outlet that Cuban authorities are responsible for the effort because the incident occurred in their territorial waters.
Passengers on the giant ship said it had already been diverted from its original itinerary due to Hurricane Idalia, according to the outlet.
They report “Oscar! Oscar! Oscar!” call, signaling an extreme emergency, at about 9 p.m. EDT, industry blog Cruise Hive reported.
A passenger has gone overboard on Royal Caribbean’s Wonder of the Seas, the world’s largest cruise ship, while it was off Cuba during a cruise from Florida.SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images
Crews spent about three hours searching the waters using searchlights, small boats and lookouts after the vessel turned around and retraced its course, according to the website.
The Wonder of the Seas, which is 1,188 feet long and has 18 decks, can accommodate nearly 7,000 passengers and 2,300 crew members. Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas will break Wonder’s record when it begins service next year, Insider reports.
Earlier this month, an Indian woman died after she apparently jumped from the Spectrum of the Seas, another Royal Caribbean cruise ship.
Reeta Sahani, 64, was declared missing after her husband, Jakesh Sahani, 70, woke up in the middle of the night and realized she was not in their cabin. His family later confirmed that he had died.
In June, a 42-year-old woman was rescued after she fell from Royal Caribbean’s Mariner of the Seas about 25 miles south of Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic during a trip from Florida.
Passengers said the ship had already diverted from its original itinerary due to Typhoon Idalia.AFP via Getty Images
Other recent incidents have occurred on cruise ships Carnival Magic, Carnival Elation and Emerald Princess.
On average, 19 people board a cruise ship each year — and of those, only about four are rescued, Insider reported, citing a 2020 study commissioned by industry trade group Cruise Lines International Association.
The low success rate has sparked discussion about whether all cruise ships should be equipped with detection devices that automatically alert crew when someone goes overboard.
“All cruise lines use various measures to maintain a safe environment on board cruise ships, including physical barriers around the edges of decks and exterior balconies, video surveillance systems in public areas and trained crew members who can respond quickly to unsafe situations. or emergency,” a spokesperson for the Cruise Lines International Association told Insider.
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