PINAR DEL RIO, Cuba (WSVN) — The U.S. Coast Guard has called off the search for a cruise ship employee who, officials said, jumped overboard northwest of Cuba.
Coast Guard crews were notified about the incident on board a Norwegian Cruise Line ship at around 3 p.m. on Saturday. Officials said the crew member jumped off the Norwegian Getaway about 28 miles northwest of Pinar del Río.
#HappeningNow @USCG searching for missing cruise ship crewmember 28 miles northwest of Cuba. Find out more here https://t.co/WzUxp1k7Ny pic.twitter.com/y6N71Asm17
— USCGSoutheast (@USCGSoutheast) June 30, 2018
The ship’s captain turned the ship around, as Coast Guard crews joined the search. It was later called off.
A spokesperson for Norwegian Cruise Line issued a statement that reads in part, “Our thoughts and prayers are with our crew member who went overboard early this morning.”
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