A passenger went overboard from the MSC Prezoria early at the moment after the cruise ship left the port of Santos headed to New Yr’s Eve festivities in Rio de Janeiro with hundreds of passengers and artists, in line with a number of publications in Brazil.
Few factual particulars exist concerning how the individual went overboard from the ship, apart from experiences that he fell from the ship round 12:30 a.m.
MSC resorted to its common claims that the individual jumped overboard deliberately. A few of the information experiences recommend that he went over the rails of his cabin’s balcony.
Two rescue boats from the cruise ship looked for the person for a number of hours. The Brazilian Coast Guard additionally looked for the person however its efforts had been unsuccessful. MSC claims that the Coast Guard launched the ship to proceed its cruise.
The passenger’s identify and age weren’t disclosed.
The incident resulted within the cancellation of a present which was suppose to be carried out by musician and singer Alexandre Pires.
That is the third one that has gone overboard from a MSC cruise ship within the final forty-five days. Based on cruise skilled Dr. Ross Klein‘s definitive information, he’s the 401st one that has gone overboard since 2000.
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December 31, 2023 Replace:
From a reader in Brazil:
“A Brazilian influencer who was on board the ship made this Instagram video for the time being they introduced man over board. MSC claims {that a} couple had an argument and the person deliberately jumped from his balcony to the ocean. They searched for 2 hours then left the Brazilian Coast Guard in control of rescue efforts (as you’ll be able to hear the announcement in Portuguese ultimately of the video).
Photograph credit score: Harry Garland – CC0 commons / wikimedia by way of Flickr
January 2, 2024 Replace:
Articles within the New York Put up and Each day Mail embody particulars of the incident.