Rescue crews are searching for a passenger who fell overboard from the Carnival Miracle cruise ship off the coast of Ensenada today, Carnival Cruises said in a statement.
The ship, which can carry 2,100 passengers, left Long Beach on Thursday.
Carnival hasn’t identified the passenger, though a company spokesperson did say she was a woman.
“We advised Carnival Miracle guests this morning of an overboard incident involving one of our guests from the balcony of her stateroom,” the company said in a statement. “Our thoughts are with the guest and her family, and our Care Team is providing support.”
The U.S. Coast Guard posted on Twitter shortly before noon today that it had begun searching for the passenger.
Members from the USCGC #ForrestRednour, a #USCG #SectorSanDiego MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew and the Mexican Navy are working together to locate a woman who reportedly went overboard on a cruise ship near Ensenada, Mexico. Inquiries can be directed to SD DutyPA @(619)-252-1304
— USCG Southern California (@USCGSoCal) December 11, 2021
After assisting the U.S Coast Guard with a search, the cruise ship has been released and is proceeding to Ensenada, said a Carnival spokesperson.
The ship will return to Long Beach as scheduled on Sunday morning, according to Carnival.
After a 17-month hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Carnival Cruises resumed sailing out of Long Beach in August.
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