The intensive search for a Norwegian Cruise Line passenger who drowned has been called off.
A spokesperson for the cruise line confirmed to Fox News Digital that the 51-year-old man had fallen overboard from Norwegian Cruise Line. norwegian epic Late Thursday afternoon.
The incident was first detected at around 3 pm norwegian epic Ocho Rios was sailing from Jamaica en route to Great Stirrup Cay in the Bahamas.
The passenger was on a cruise with his family, the spokesperson said. The cruise departed from Port Canaveral, Florida on Saturday, December 21 and was a seven-night western Caribbean voyage.
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The Norwegian Epic ship was laid down on June 13 by STX Shipyard in St. Nazaire, France. (Alain Denantes/Gamma-Rapho)
The cruise line said authorities were immediately notified and search and rescue efforts were immediately implemented.
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“After an extensive search, which was unfortunately unsuccessful, authorities released the ship to continue its voyage,” the spokesperson said.
Photo taken on 17 June 2010 shows the Norwegian Epic cruiser leaving the STX Europe shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, western France, to depart for Rotterdam for a two-day inaugural cruise. (Frank Perry/AFP via Getty Images)
Norwegian Cruise Line said loved ones of passengers on board the ship “are being cared for and supported during this extremely challenging situation.”
“Our thoughts and prayers are with their loved ones during this difficult time,” the spokesperson said.
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Norwegian Epic, built in 2010 and renovated in 2020, has 19 decks. Its cabin can accommodate 4,070 passengers with double capacity and it has a capacity of 1,724 crew members.
It was not immediately clear what caused the man to fall into the water. The man has not been identified.
