The US Coast Guard suspended the search for a missing Royal Caribbean Majesty of the Seas cruise ship crewmember 37 miles east of Hillsboro Inlet. Namely, a crewmember from the Royal Caribbean Majesty of the Seas cruise ship had gone overboard.
Watchstanders at US Coast Guard Sector Miami received a call from the crew of the Majesty of the Seas cruise ship, stating that a 26-year-old crewmember went overboard.
After the call, the USCG deployed the cutter Paul Clark, a US Coast Guard Air Station Miami MH-65 Dolphin helicopter, and an Air Station Miami HC-144 Ocean Sentry airplane.
Speaking about the decision to suspend the search, Cmdr. Jason Aleksak, Sector Miami chief of response, said:
We’ve been in contact with the crewmember’s family throughout our search efforts and know this is a very difficult and painful time for them. Suspending a search is one of the most difficult decisions we have to make as first responders, and it is never made lightly
Crews searched for approximately 24 hours covering 1,388 square miles.
