Crewmembers of the Carnival Fascination managed to rescue a man that went overboard on May 18. As Carnival informs, the passenger had jumped from Deck 10, with the crew and passengers immediately notifying the bridge team of the incident.
Once informed of the incident, the bridge team returned the vessel to the location of the incident. The captain then deployed a rescue boat, with the crew bringing the victim back onboard.
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According to reports, the man is in good condition, as the ship’s medical team confirmed to Fox News.
However, reports are not clear regarding the circumstances that led to the man jumping overboard.
The cruise ship was heading to San Juan, Puerto Rico, from Bridgetown, Barbados to San Juan, however the exact location where the incident took place is unknown.
Before this accident, another Carnival cruise ship, ‘Carnival Paradise’, had rescued a sailor in distress off Cozumel. The Mexican Coast Guard arrived at the scene after the rescue and brought the survivor back to shore.