The US Coast Guard has called off its search for a Carnival cruise worker who went overboard
- The US Coast Guard has called off its search for a Carnival Cruise Line employee who went overboard last week.
- The search lasted more than 45 hours and spanned around 2,600 square miles, the Coast Guard said in a press release.
- The 37-year-old male employee, a crew member on the Carnival Victory, went overboard on July 4, 30 miles northwest of Cuba as the Victory was heading back to Miami, the Miami Herald reported.
- The Victory was on the final leg of a four-day cruise that began on July 1, a Carnival representative said last week.
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The US Coast Guard has called off its search for a Carnival Cruise Line employee who went overboard last week.
"We've been in contact with the crew member's family throughout our search efforts and know this is a very difficult time for them," Michael Mullen, the search-and-rescue mission coordinator at Coast Guard 7th District, said in a press release. "Suspending a search is one of the most difficult decisions we have to make as first responders, and it is never made lightly."
The search lasted more than 45 hours and spanned around 2,600 square miles, according to the Coast Guard.
"The entire Carnival family mourns the loss of one of our crew members and our thoughts and prayers are with his family and colleagues who are being supported and assisted by members of Carnival's Care Team," a Carnival representative told Business Insider. "We would like to also take this opportunity to thank the United States Coast Guard for leading these efforts."
The 37-year-old male employee, a crew member on the Carnival Victory, went overboard on July 4, about 30 miles northwest of Cuba as the Victory was heading back to Miami, the Miami Herald reported.
The Victory was on the final leg of a four-day cruise that began on July 1, a Carnival representative said last week.
The ship returned to the spot where the crew member was last seen and notified the Coast Guard and other authorities after learning of the crew member's disappearance, the Carnival representative said.
The US Coast Guard sent a cutter ship and aircraft to search for the Carnival employee. Other ships were also alerted about the employee's disappearance.
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