A search has been referred to as off for a lacking crew member from the UK-based Ambassador Cruise Line’s Atmosphere ship. The vessel had left Lisbon, Portugal, crusing to Tilbury, England, on its remaining leg of a 120-night world cruise voyage.
Crew Member Probably Went Overboard Off Spain Coast
The crew member, Ison Dias, a 27-year-old Indian nationwide from Goa, went overboard off the coast of western Spain. The ship then retraced its journey to help within the search. The Spanish Coastguard later launched it to proceed its journey to the UK. The search has now been referred to as off by the Coastguard with out success.
The male crew member was reported lacking after failing to reach for his morning obligation. The coastguard was alerted, and a “full and thorough” ship-wide seek for the crew member was carried out.
Based on studies, he was final seen on closed-circuit tv within the early morning of Could 3.
| “Our speedy precedence is to offer full help to all crew members carefully affected by this incident. We’re deeply saddened, and our ideas and prayers are with the family and friends of our colleague,” a cruise line spokesperson mentioned. “Ambassador is dedicated to the security and wellbeing of all our crew and company.” |
The Ship’s Subsequent Cruise Departure has been Impacted
The Ambiance has now returned to the UK. A celebration occasion to mark the completion of the world cruise has been scrapped, and the Sunday departure for the next ‘British Isles Discovery’ crusing has been delayed.
The world cruise itinerary departed on January 6 and visited South America, Africa, India, and Australia. Sailings on Ambassador Cruise Line’s two-ship fleet depart from London Tilbury and a number of other UK regional ports.
The cruise line launched in 2022 and purchased a second ship, renamed Ambition, from Aida Cruises a yr in the past. It markets itself as a ‘premium worth no-fly cruise line.’
That is the eighth man overboard for the cruise trade in 2024.
