On Thursday, according to information received it was reported that a crew member apparently went overboard from the Costa Deliziosa.
What happened?
The 2,260-passenger Costa Deliziosa is on a 24-day transatlantic cruise from Port Everglades, Florida, to Venice, Italy. The incident occurred when Deliziosa was at the end of its transatlantic crossing heading to the Canary Islands.
The crew member was reported to have gone overboard around 6:00 A.M. The ship apparently sailed ahead and then had to turn around and sail for three-and-one-half hours back to the location where the crew member went overboard. The delayed search was not successful, a Portuguese aircraft assisted in the search.
AIS tracking sites showed that the cruise ship making what appears to be a manoeuvring to retrace its route in the Atlantic to search for the man.
Statement released by Costa Deliziosa:
At approximately 10 a.m. local time on March 29, 2017, while Costa Deliziosa was on a transatlantic repositioning cruise to Europe from the United States, a crewmember was reported missing. Following standard procedure, ship command notified Costa Crociere headquarters and implemented a full-ship search. When the crewmember was not located onboard, the ship turned around and began search and rescue operations and notified the nearest Maritime Rescue Recovery Centre, which dispatched a search plane to the area.
Cruise ship released:
Late on the night of March 29, MRCC released Costa Deliziosa from the search and the ship continued on to its next call at Santa Cruz, Tenerife. Guests were informed throughout the day. Costa is in contact with all relevant authorities and its Care Team is assisting the crewmember’s family.
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Source: Cruise Law News
