Cruise Ship Worker Survives 9 Hours at Sea, Rescued 20 Miles Off California
Updated
Updated · The New York Times · Nov 9
Cruise Ship Worker Survives 9 Hours at Sea, Rescued 20 Miles Off California
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Nov 9
Summary
A Royal Caribbean employee was found conscious in the Pacific on Friday and taken to a hospital in stable condition after going overboard off Southern California, the Coast Guard said.
Two fishermen spotted him treading water about 10 miles northeast of Catalina Island, pulled him aboard and radioed an emergency call that brought Newport Beach lifeguards.
CBS Los Angeles reported the man may have entered the water around 2:30 a.m. and survived roughly nine hours; one fisherman identified him as a pianist on Ovation of the Seas.
The Coast Guard said it is investigating the episode involving the 14-deck Ovation of the Seas, which was returning to Los Angeles from a four-night cruise with stops at Catalina Island and Ensenada.