In a press release, Princess Cruises stated the 72-year-old man was not discovered following an in depth evaluate of closed-circuit tv footage and a number of other searches of the vessel.
“Having ruled out other possibilities, this is being treated as a man overboard,” the assertion learn. “We extend our heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of the guest who was traveling alone.”
Princess Cruises didn’t instantly return a message in search of extra particulars in regards to the incident, together with the place the passenger was believed to have gone overboard.
Round 3 p.m. Monday, the U.S. Coast Guard air station in Sacramento dispatched a C-27 aircrew to assist scour the waters roughly 45 miles off of Monterey. The air station in San Francisco joined the search effort about an hour later.
The Ruby Princess arrived in San Francisco round 6:50 a.m. Monday following a five-day journey to Ensenada. It was set to depart at 5 p.m. for a 16-day voyage to the Hawaiian Islands.
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