A 51-year-old man went overboard on a Norwegian Cruise ship in the Caribbean, with hopes of finding him abandoned after an “extensive” search, the cruise line said.
The unidentified passenger fell from the Norwegian Epic around 3 p.m. Thursday while the ship sailed from Ocho Rios, Jamaica, to Great Stirrup Cay in the Bahamas.
“The authorities were immediately notified, and a search and rescue operation under the guidance and oversight of the Bahamas Rescue Coordination Center went underway,” a Norwegian Cruise Line spokesperson told The Post.
After an “extensive” but ultimately unsuccessful search, which involved the help of another nearby cruise ship, the Norwegian Epic “was released by the authorities to continue its voyage,” the cruise line said.
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