A crew member has died after going overboard from a Regal Princess cruise ship off the coast of Cancún on Monday, in accordance with the cruise line.
In an announcement to International Information on Tuesday, Princess Cruises stated it’s “deeply saddened to verify the passing of a Princess crew member who has gone overboard from Regal Princess.”
“Our heartfelt condolences exit to the crew’s household and associates throughout this tough time. Grief help companies are being provided to visitors and crew members affected by this occasion. Princess Cruises thanks the native maritime authorities and our colleagues from Carnival Jubilee who assisted in search and rescue efforts,” the assertion added.
The cruise line stated the Regal Princess has resumed its voyage and departed the waters off Cancún, with arrival in Belize scheduled for July 14.
“Following changes to the itinerary, Cozumel has been added again to the voyage and is now scheduled for July 16. Regal Princess stays on her seven-day Caribbean crusing and is anticipated to return to Fort Lauderdale as scheduled on July 18,” the cruise line added.
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The assertion from Princess Cruises comes after the cruise line instructed CBS Information that the crew member was unaccounted for and that an in depth search-and-rescue operation was underway.
A passenger on the ship instructed the outlet that the search lasted greater than eight hours and the cruise line confirmed that the crew member had died.
“No particulars got. We don’t know who he’s,” the passenger stated.
It stays unclear how the crew member went overboard the 19-deck cruise ship.
Princess Cruises made headlines earlier this month after greater than 120 passengers and crew members fell sick throughout a norovirus outbreak on the Ruby Princess cruise ship, in accordance with the Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention (CDC).
The CDC stated 102 passengers and 23 crew members reported changing into ailing throughout the voyage on the Ruby Princess, which happened from June 12 to July 2 from San Francisco to Canada and Alaska.
In response to the outbreak, Princess Cruises and the crew aboard the ship reported elevated cleansing and disinfection procedures in accordance with its outbreak prevention and response plan, the company stated.
The Vessel Sanitation Program (VSP), which helps the cruise ship trade stop and management the introduction and unfold of gastrointestinal diseases on ships, was consulted about sanitation cleansing procedures and reporting sickness circumstances.
Norovirus is extremely contagious and thrives in locations the place folks collect in shut quarters, making cruise ships prone to outbreaks.
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