Another man dies after fall from world's biggest cruise ship
A passenger has died after he fell from the world's largest cruise ship on the first night of a week-long voyage.
The unidentified man allegedly jumped from Royal Caribbean’s new 366 metre-long Icon of the Seas, just hours after it left a port in Miami, Florida on its way to Honduras, according to the US Coast Guard.
“The cruise ship deployed one of their rescue boats, located the man and brought him back aboard,” the Coast Guard told the New York Post.
“He was pronounced deceased. Beyond assisting in the search, the US Coast Guard did not have much involvement in this incident,” the agency added.
Royal Caribbean told the publication, “The ship’s crew immediately notified the US Coast Guard and launched a search and rescue operation”.
“Our care team is actively providing support and assistance to the guest’s loved ones during this difficult time.”
At the time of the incident, the cruise ship had only travelled 500km from Florida, and stopped for two hours to help the search and rescue Coast Guard team to locate the passenger.
The man was brought back on-board in critical condition before he succumbed to his injuries and died on the ship.
The Icon of the Seas, the world’s largest cruise ship, took its maiden voyage in January this year.
The Royal Caribbean ship has 20 decks and is nearly the size of four city blocks, holding 7,600 passengers and 2,350 crew members.
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