A 39-year-old man was reported going overboard from Norwegian Sky at approximately 3am Saturday morning. The ship was approximately 60 miles north of Nassau at the time.
The US Coast Guard was searching the area, having received a call at 4am. They dispatched a HU-25 Falcon jet crew and an HH-65C Dolphin helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Miami, as well as an HH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from the Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center (AUTEC) on Andros Island, Bahamas.
The USCG was assisted by Norwegian Sky, Norwegian Pearl, Royal Caribbean's Monarch of the Seas, and crews from Disney Cruise Line in small boats. The Royal Bahamas Defense Force also assisted the USCG.
The USCG now reports they suspended their search at 8pm Saturday night after having searched an area of nearly 590 square miles,
Norwegian Sky departed Miami Friday (April 17, 2009) on a 3-night cruise to Nassau and Great Stirrup Cay. It will return to Miami on Monday.
Bahamian authorities determined there was no foul play involved, and the FBI reports they are not investigating.
Details will appear in Monday's edition (April 20) of Cruise News Daily.
Last updated Apr 21, 10:48am
