Coast Guard rescues man who went overboard on Carnival cruise ship

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Coast Guard rescues man who went overboard on Carnival cruise ship

VICTORIA J. ARANCIO
Thu, November 24, 2022 at 9:05 PM · 1 min read

A guest aboard a Carnival cruise ship has been rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard after being reported missing around noon on Thursday.

The missing guest, according to a representative with Carnival Cruise Line, was at a bar with his sister and left to use the bathroom at around 11 p.m. Wednesday night. He never returned, and his sister reported him missing the following day.

Carnival crew searched the ship Thursday but were unsuccessful, later deciding to retrace the ship's route to find the missing guest.

The U.S. Coast Guard assisted the Carnival crew with search and rescue and confirmed to ABC News that they rescued the man that was overboard the Carnival Valor. His condition has not been disclosed at this time.

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[walkingman]

1. Very lucky guy - lots of drunks on cruise ships...

[LonePirate]

2. He seems to be the rare case of an overboard passenger being found. I thought it rarely happened.

Of course with his condition not being disclosed, who knows what shape he is in.

[PJMcK]

4. We'll, he's alive

Otherwise it would be a recovery not a rescue.

He’s a very lucky person. Man overboard is one of the most terrifying experiences on the sea. Fire and sinking are pretty frightening, too!

[milestogo]

3. Maybe he was trying to protect himself from Covid.

[Kingofalldems]

5. I wonder if alcohol was involved.

[magicarpet]

6. Did he have a donut life preserver with him,...

... or a life vest ? How did he tread water for so long ? Why didn't the sharks have him for lunch ?

[Hugh_Lebowski]

7. Not to mention unless you're in the tropics, ocean water is pretty freaking cold

I mean it'd be really odd if he happened to fall overboard with a floatation device.

I'm not seeing how this guy could've lived that long w/o a device he jumped off with unless he got really lucky and there was something floating nearby, the water and air wasn't that cold, and he was in phenomenal shape.

Then again there is a lot of trash in the sea.

[Irish_Dem]

8. Could have have taken a lifeboat?

[doc03]

9. Was he Russian, they are always falling off things. nt

[onethatcares]

10. when ya gotta go

no one will notice a few more drops in the ocean. He may have tried to pee off the side and came up "short"