According to the US Coast Guard’s statement, they suspended their search for the missing crewmember, on July 7, who fell from the Carnival Victory cruise ship. The USCG members searched for 45 hours, about 2,600 square nautical miles, but weren’t able to detect the crewmember.
Specifically, the 37-year-old man fell from the cruise ship on July 4, when the vessel was sailing about 30 miles northwest of Cuba, heading back to Miami from Cozumel.
Involved with the search were the Coast Guard Cutters Charles Sexton (WPC-1108) and William Trump (WPC-1111) with Coast Guard Air Station Miami HC-144 Ocean Sentry airplane aircrews.
In the meantime, the Cuban Border Guard also conducted searches.
As Michael Mullen, search and rescue mission coordinator at Coast Guard 7th District reported
We’ve been in contact with the crewmember’s family throughout our search efforts and know this is a very difficult time for them.
The search will remain suspended pending the development of any new information about the crew member’s whereabouts, the Coast Guard said.
