Search Continues for Missing Cruise Passenger in Mexico

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• Carnival cruise passenger reported missing after ship returns to port in Miami
• Dramatic video shows Coast Guard rescuing man who went overboard on Carnival cruise
• WATCH: Former Congressman Madison Cawthorn Slams Into Florida State Trooper
• Family of missing cruise passenger denies he jumped, claims video shows him slipping over edge
• New York Post launches video series 'Listen Up! The Music Beat With Chuck Arnold'
• Cruise Line Adds “Glacier Day” to Its Alaskan Cruise Itineraries

Merrian Carver was 40 when she went missing on a seven-day Royal Caribbean cruise in 2004 and her father later founded the International Cruise Victims organization. He claims Royal Caribbean and Celebrity Cruises tried to cover up his daughter’s disappearance and worked against his investigators in the wake of the incident. Jeffrey Maltzman, Royal Caribbean's attorney, told ABC News in 2009 there was no evidence of a cover-up. According to a missing persons poster released by the Miami-Dade Police Department, 26-year-old Kevin McGrath was last seen on board the Carnival cruise ship Conquest early Monday morning. McGrath was reported missing by a family member, Carnival said in a statement to CBS News. It follows another missing person report from July, when 30-year-old Jaylen Hill disappeared while aboard a carnival cruise ship in Florida.

Carnival cruise passenger reported missing after ship returns to port in Miami

Reid said Carnival initially told her daughter, who was on the trip, that there was no video of the incident – and she added that she didn’t find out Barnett was missing until a cousin messaged her. Mason said she did not think Barnett would take his own life, and there is no security footage of anyone going overboard. Dirlean Tate Mason, Barnett's grandmother, told NBC News his passenger card was last used at the ship’s casino and then later at his cabin door, but that his phone was in his room and his bed was not slept in.

Dramatic video shows Coast Guard rescuing man who went overboard on Carnival cruise

Mason said a granddaughter confirmed that Barnett climbed over the edge of the rail and jumped on the lifeboat, but walked on it for a few minutes before he appeared to slip and fall off. The Coast Guard was forced to temporarily suspend its efforts overnight due to extreme weather, but it resumed Tuesday morning. Police said he was last seen in his cabin aboard the ship at around 2 a.m.

Man Who Disappeared from Carnival Cruise Ship 'Jumped' Overboard, Officials Say - PEOPLE

Man Who Disappeared from Carnival Cruise Ship 'Jumped' Overboard, Officials Say.

Posted: Wed, 15 Nov 2023 08:00:00 GMT [source]

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A passenger who fell off a cruise ship late Wednesday night was rescued on Thursday evening. So far, crews have searched more than 200 miles of water for the missing passenger, according to the agency. His disappearance came a week after a young college student fell overboard off the world’s largest cruise ship, the Royal Caribbean’s Wonder of the Seas. A father traveling with his family has gone missing from a cruise ship sailing between New Orleans and Jamaica and the Coast Guard has activated a 200-mile search area in hopes of finding the missing passenger. Miami-Dade police issued a missing person's alert Tuesday morning for McGrath, who was last seen in a black shirt, shorts and gray sneakers.

Investigation Ongoing

A Carnival Cruise Line passenger went overboard on the line’s Carnival Glory ship. His grandmother, Dirlean Tate Mason — who is not on the cruise — said Barnett works on the river barges in Houma, Louisiana, and is the father of twin girls. "I just want answers, and I'm holding out for hope," Barnett's grandmother Dirlean Tate Mason told NBC News in a story published on Tuesday. Barnett’s mother Elisha Reid told Business Insider that her daughter was previously informed that there was no footage of what happened. It has now emerged that McGrath pleaded guilty to aggravated assault in Tennessee in September 2022 and was sentenced to six years of supervised probation, TMZ reported. Kevin McGrath, 26, was celebrating his dad’s 60th birthday on the Carnival Conquest when he failed to show up for breakfast as the ship headed back to Port Miami after a Labor Day weekend cruise to the Bahamas.

Family of missing cruise passenger denies he jumped, claims video shows him slipping over edge

Just hours after the cruise ended in Norfolk, the woman he was traveling with – Jennilyn Blosser, who identified herself as his “lover” – started a GoFundMe fundraiser asking for $20,000 to help with funeral expenses. Social media posts after the cruise ended identified the missing man as Ronnie Lee Peale Jr., a Virginia resident who was apparently on his very first cruise. Others have brought of the case of 23-year-old Amy Lynn Bradley who went missing on a Royal Caribbean International cruise in 1998.

Kevin McGrath ‘vanished’ from Carnival cruise, was reportedly on parole for assault

“We had a passenger died on an excursion in Jamaica & carnival didn’t say anything we heard from other passengers,” a person said. In a viral TikTok video, a Carnival cruise passenger called out the company for their lack of transparency and action after a passenger disappeared on a shover Labor Day weekend. Carnival said it had informed the Coast Guard and the man's family of the development. The cruise line didn't release the man's name — though the man's mother, Elisha Reid, told BI in an earlier interview that her son, Barnett, was the missing passenger. His daughter, Savannah Miller, shared a plausible chain of events using information the family has.

Authorities urgently search for man missing after jumping off cruise ship in Gulf of Mexico - ABC News

Authorities urgently search for man missing after jumping off cruise ship in Gulf of Mexico.

Posted: Wed, 15 Nov 2023 08:00:00 GMT [source]

"(To) me, personally speaking, you should be reaching out every minute. There’s so many cases where stuff gets shoved under the rug, and it's 40 years later and families still suffer." The U.S. Coast Guard searched 3,300 square nautical miles with helicopters, but nothing showed up. Before docking Wednesday, the ship is also scheduled to call on Grand Cayman and Cozumel, a Carnival spokesperson said. “He can be seen climbing on a lifeboat and jumping from there,” the spokesperson said. The probation office — which apparently only found out he had been aboard the Conquest when media reported about his disappearance — said he also is delinquent on $241.20 in probation fees, the outlet said.

Cruise Line Adds “Glacier Day” to Its Alaskan Cruise Itineraries

His worried wife notified local police immediately and the family – along with local military and rescue teams, as well as representatives from Royal Caribbean – have been searching for the 66-year-old man ever since. In the 10 days since cruise passenger Brad Solomon disappeared during a port call in Cozumel, his family have teamed up with local military and rescuers to pull out all the stops to bring him home safely. "We are beyond grateful that this case ended with a positive outcome," said Lt. Seth Gross, a Sector New Orleans search and rescue mission coordinator.

Her father awoke one morning to find her missing and investigators have rejected claims she may have fallen overboard due to her history as a strong swimmer and no sign of her body in the water. She was never found, though several people have reported sightings, including a U.S. Navy soldier who said Bradley approached him at a brothel asking for help.

The Coast Guard launched two aircraft to try to find Barnett in a 200-mile area near where the ship sailed into the Gulf of Mexico. While the passenger's mom told Business Insider she was hopeful he was still alive, she said that she was worried he might not have survived. She also said she found out from family — not the cruise line — that her son was missing. Cruise Radio prioritizes well-balanced cruise news coverage and accurate reporting, paired with ship reviews and tips.

Though authorities and civilians conducted several searches in Isla de la Pasión, they failed to find him. Of course, the Solomons didn’t get to experience Perfect Day at CocoCay. Instead, Brad went missing shortly after arriving in Cozumel and the search began.

Reid said her daughter was very close to Barnett and had been texting her updates periodically from the ship. We'll send you the latest cruise updates daily to your inbox. Cruise Hive’s thoughts are with the Solomon family during this distressing time, and we hope that he is found safe and sound very soon. The family also took safety precautions to keep track of Brad, such as by having him wear an air tag, but the air tag’s range is minimal and it’s unknown if he is still wearing the device. “He has a generally calm or apathetic attitude, and will probably refuse help if offered.

This affect, along with his quick walking pace, makes him seem confident or focused, like he knows where he is going and is walking with conviction. He cannot show or process emotions like a healthy person would,” Miller posted on Facebook on April 7. The search area originally encompassed approximately 200 miles, but was narrowed to "roughly 30 miles southwest of" Louisiana's Southwest Pass, the Coast Guard said on X, formerly Twitter. On Facebook, Mason said she and her family are in need of prayers as they await answers.