SINGAPORE — A search operation was launched Monday after a passenger fell overboard from a cruise ship on its option to Singapore, authorities mentioned.
The passenger fell off the Spectrum of the Seas within the Singapore Strait en path to the city-state, Singapore’s Maritime and Port Authority mentioned.
The authority mentioned its Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre was main a search and rescue operation to search out the lacking passenger.
The crew of the Cyprus-flagged ship was “supporting with investigations,” the middle mentioned.
The ship’s operator, Royal Caribbean International, mentioned crew members had instantly launched an effort to search out the lacking passenger.
“The ship has since been cleared by the authorities and sailed as scheduled on Monday evening,” it mentioned in a press release.
An itinerary confirmed the vessel was because of depart Singapore on Monday on a 12-night cruise to Japan.
The operator didn’t give additional particulars, citing “privacy and respect” for the lacking individual’s household. — Agence France-Presse
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