Passenger on 'Oasis of the Seas' cruise ship dies after going overboard
A passenger on the Royal Caribbean cruise ship"Oasis of the Seas" has died after going overboard in Puerto Rico.A team of divers from the Puerto Rico Police and the San Juan Municipal Police recovered the body of a Florida man who had gone overboard while the ship was docked in Old San Juan Wednesday night, U.S. Coast Guard officials said.Authorities confirmed that a person went overboard by reviewing closed-circuit television footage aboard the ship.
A statement subsequently released by Royal Caribbean Thursday morning said the footage indicated that the man intentionally went overboard.The Coast Guard launched multiple response boats as well as a rescue helicopter when the initial call came in at 7:50 p.m. Wednesday local time. The Coast Guard initially established a 300-yard “safety zone” perimeter around the ship, keeping two other nearby cruise ships from leaving the dock. But the safety zone was subsequently lifted, allowing the ships to proceed.
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