Cruise passenger missing off Bahamas after falling overboard; Coast Guard suspends search
By Bureau News, Gaea News NetworkSunday, April 19, 2009
Man missing after falling overboard in Bahamas
MIAMI — The Coast Guard has suspended its search for a 39-year-old man who went overboard a Norwegian Cruise Line ship off the Bahamas.
The incident happened early Saturday morning, about 60 miles north of Nassau.
The man was not immediately identified, but fellow passengers saw him go overboard.
The ship was headed to Nassau, its first port of call on a three-day voyage. Several cruise ships in the area were assisting Coast Guard crews in the search.
The Coast Guard says in a release that it suspended its search around 8 p.m. Saturday after searching 590 square miles.
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Tags: Bahamas, Caribbean, Florida, Latin America And Caribbean, Leisure Travel, Miami, Missing Persons, Missing-cruise-passenger, Nassau, North America, Search And Rescue Efforts, Travel, United States
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