Man Who Disappeared from Carnival Cruise Ship 'Jumped' Overboard

Table Of Content

• news Alerts
• OJ Simpson died with only one person at his side despite claims he was 'surrounded' by family: attorney
• Search Suspended for Man Missing From Royal Caribbean Ship
• Cruise Ship Collides With Dock at Turkish Port
• Dramatic video shows Coast Guard rescuing man who went overboard on Carnival cruise
• Family of missing cruise passenger denies he jumped, claims video shows him slipping over edge
• Search underway for Holland America crew member who 'purposefully' went overboard

Several U.S. Coast Guard boats from Miami Beach and Fort Lauderdale also assisted in the 80-hour search, he said, along with officials from Miami-Dade Police, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue and Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. “At this point, I can't really say because it was verified that he did not go overboard, and he did not get off the ship via the (pass) being scanned,” Sean McGrath said. Sigmund Ropich, 19, tumbled into the ocean off the coast of Cuba during a vacation with friends and has yet to be found. The cruise line said they were in contact with McGrath's family through their Carnival Care Team. Barnett's grandmother Dirlean Tate Mason, who is not on the cruise, is anxiously waiting for news.

Royal Caribbean cruise passenger with dementia, 66, disappears while on vacation in Mexico - New York Post

Royal Caribbean cruise passenger with dementia, 66, disappears while on vacation in Mexico.

Posted: Sun, 07 Apr 2024 07:00:00 GMT [source]

news Alerts

New information could include any additional sightings in the search area, reports of debris that might be related to the man, or additional information from family members or any onboard investigation. Unfortunately, it is unlikely that any new information will be noted in this case. The Broward County police department identified the man as Levion Parker of North Port, Florida, once the search was suspended. North Port is a small city on the state’s west coast, between Fort Myers and Tampa. Sean McGrath said about 43 friends and family members were on the three-day cruise to the Bahamas aboard the Carnival Conquest as part of his 60th birthday celebration. That was around the time guests were leaving the ship, the cruise line said.

OJ Simpson died with only one person at his side despite claims he was 'surrounded' by family: attorney

The 155,889-gross-ton, Freedom-class cruise ship was 57 miles from Great Inagua Island in The Bahamas at the time and crew members immediately initiated search operations and alerted the US Coast Guard for assistance. The US Coast Guard District Seven (Southeast) has released a brief note confirming the suspension of search operations for the 20-year-old man reported overboard from Liberty of the Seas on Thursday, April 4. The search ended after six days without success, but the statement does not note whether any evidence of the man’s whereabouts has been found.

Search Suspended for Man Missing From Royal Caribbean Ship

He still was nowhere to be found when all passengers disembarked the ship, and the family reported him missing, the publication reported. The cruise ship’s cameras and overboard detection system, however, showed no indication that McGrath went overboard during the cruise from Miami to the Bahamas, Miami-Dade police said. The search team surveyed the waters via boats and helicopter for more than 80 hours combined but saw no sign of McGrath and decided to suspend the mission Thursday, a Coast Guard spokesperson told Fox News. The US Coast Guard suspended its search Thursday for a Carnival Cruise passenger who mysteriously vanished from the ship during a family vacation to celebrate his father’s 60th birthday. In April, Coast Guard crews suspended a search for an Australian passenger who fell off a cruise off Hawaii after a three-day search yielded no results.

McGrath was "not detected by surveillance systems, including U.S. Customs and Border Patrol during the debarkation process," Carnival said. In a post on X, the Coast Guard said search efforts were paused Monday night because of dangerous weather conditions, including rough seas and strong winds. It said it would launch more search assets as soon as conditions allowed. Authorities say the man who recently disappeared from a Carnival cruise ship appeared to have jumped overboard.

Alcohol consumption is suspected as a factor in the incident but has not been confirmed by the cruise line. Alcohol consumption by anyone under the age of 21 onboard a Royal Caribbean vessel sailing from the US or the Caribbean is prohibited. “The search for the 20-year-old individual off Great Inagua has been suspended pending the development of new information,” the note on social media read. The search for a man overboard from Liberty of the Seas after a troubling incident has sadly ended without success. U.S. Customs and Border Protection told Carnival that Kevin McGrath was not detected during the debarkation process, NBC Miami reported.

Posters have announced meet-up times for people wanting to help look for Solomon and passed along messages from his family. One contributor noted that police had been playing a recording of Solomon’s wife over loud speakers in various areas as they search. Edmond Bradley "Brad" Solomon III, a 66-year-old West Ashley native, was last seen April 3 after disembarking from a Royal Caribbean cruise ship in port at the island. A frantic search started almost immediately and now has stretched to a 10th day.

"I haven’t been able to bring myself to look at FB or message many friends since Brad went missing," Mimi Hyer Solomon wrote. "While I am still in a state of shock, anguish, and immense heartache, I have had my own 2 feet on the ground covering this city looking for the love of my life. I won’t leave this island without him. He is believed to have wandered off in a Cozumel market after he and his wife stopped to use the restroom near the cruise terminal on day 5 of a seven-day cruise. BSO's Homicide and Crime Scene units have responded to Port Everglades to investigate, while the U.S. Coast has been notified and is currently searching the sea for the crew member. Liberty of the Seas is homeported from Fort Lauderdale through the end of April, at which time she will reposition to New Jersey to spend several months offering Bermuda and Canada/New England itineraries.

Search underway for Holland America crew member who 'purposefully' went overboard

Mason said a granddaughter confirmed that Barnett climbed over the edge of the rail and jumped on the lifeboat, but walked on it for a few minutes before he appeared to slip and fall off. "When I was younger, I had such intense anxiety that I would lose him in a tragic car or boating accident. Any time he would come late from work, I assumed he was gone forever," Miller wrote to conclude her post. "But right now, in my heart, I can feel that he is healthy and okay and that I will see him again very soon."

The more specific location also means the Coast Guard has been able to launch an HC-130 plane and an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter, he said. The search is 30 miles southwest of Southwest Pass, Louisiana, the Coast Guard said. A graduate of New York University's Arthur L. Carter School of Journalism, she previously worked at NBC News' TODAY Digital. She covers current events, breaking news and issues including substance use. McGrath's brother declined to comment when contacted by phone Tuesday.

The Coast Guard confirmed that its crews are "actively searching near the Port of Miami and along the South Florida shore" after the missing person's report Monday. Security footage from the Carnival Glory “shows the man jumping off the cruise ship,” according to a Tuesday night update from the Coast Guard. They’re not even going to alert the other passengers who might have seen something?

"Someone knows something,” Kevin’s sister, Danielle McGrath, told WTVJ. “Someone’s seen something. I just want my brother home. My family wants my brother home. Just please, we need him home." The search for Kevin began after he failed to meet his family for breakfast that day before they disembarked, Rodriguez said. The search for a 26-year-old man who disappeared while on a Carnival cruise with his family has been suspended. The US Coast Guard has been searching a 200-mile area in treacherous weather conditions for Barnett, who was last seen by loved ones just before midnight as he said he was heading to his room, but his bed was never slept in. In late 2022, doctors diagnosed Solomon with behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia, Miller told The Post and Courier. The family vacation and cruise was supposed to be the last big vacation for Solomon and his wife, Mimi Hyer Solomon, due to the neurodegenerative disorder.