30 May 2023 , 13:47
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Coast guard are searching for a man who went overboard off a cruise ship 186 miles east off the coast of Florida.
The United States Coast Guard has confirmed they are searching for a 35 year-old man who went overboard from the Carnival cruise ship on Monday.
In a statement posted on Twitter, the USCG said: "The Coast Guard is utilising both air and water assets to conduct the search."
They also confirmed the man went overboard 186 miles East of Jacksonville.
According to a statement from the cruise line the man leaned over the railing of his cabin's balcony before dropping into the sea.
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It read: “An initial review of closed circuit security footage confirms that he leaned over the railing of his stateroom balcony and dropped into the water at approximately 4:10 am early Monday morning."
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Cruise ship Carnival Magic (Carnaval Magic cruise ship)The cruise ship, called Carnival Magic, operates out of ports in Miami, Port Canaveral and Norfolk, Virginia.
According to the cruise lines website the cruise ship can accommodate 3,690 customers with 1,367 crew.
Details of the search were posted on the USCG South East page which covers agency related news from South Carolina to Apalachee Bay, the Florida Keys, Puerto Rico and the Caribbean.
This cames days after a teenage baseball star jumped off a Bahamas cruise ship "as a dare".
The harrowing moment the star jumps was shared just days after the US Coast Guard called off the search.
Haunting video shows Cameron Robbins, 18, from Louisiana, US, jumping overboard without a life jacket as his fellow classmates urge him on, according to eyewitnesses.
The teenager, who had just graduated days ago from the University Laboratory School in Baton Rogue, was seen in just his swimming trunks before suddenly disappearing.
Passengers onboard were stunned Cameron jumped off as one person can be heard saying "This kid f****** jumped off!"
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Another said, "Oh my f****** god. Oh, shut the f*** up. Oh, bye...bye... Oh ... s***!"
Concerns quickly grew for the teenager as one person shouted "Grab the buoy.. grab the buoy."