MIAMI (WSVN) - A Carnival Cruise ship returned to Miami without a crew member who fell overboard near Cuba.
Coast Guard officials said a 37-year-old employee of the ship fell overboard around 25 nautical miles northwest of Cuba on Thursday.
A passenger snapped a photo showing a life boat in the distance looking for the crew member.
“We were actually on top of the deck,” said passenger Luis Aldana, “and we ran to the side where we saw the lifesaver being thrown and a flare where they thought that he might have fallen out.”
The ship pulled back into port on Friday morning, but officials said they have not been able to locate the man.
“Everybody was trying to go outside to see what was happening, but they closed off the whole right side of the boat,” said passenger Melissa Gaviria. “There was security everywhere, and they wouldn’t let anyone through.”
The ship was on the last leg of the cruise when the incident occurred.
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