The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended its search for a crew member who fell overboard from the cruise ship Norwegian Breakaway while the vessel was returning from Bermuda to Boston.
The incident occurred late April 25, when security footage reportedly captured the unidentified crew member going overboard about 12 miles off Wellfleet, Massachusetts, near Cape Cod.
The vessel was nearing the end of a seven-day round-trip cruise with roughly 4,000 passengers on board.
A ship-wide man overboard announcement was issued and the vessel immediately launched rescue efforts, including deploying lifeboats and using floodlights to search the surrounding waters.
According to passenger accounts, the ship remained in the area for hours while searching for the missing crew member.
The U.S. Coast Guard Sector Southeastern New England received the alert and joined the operation shortly after 1:15 a.m.
A Coast Guard helicopter and a crew from Coast Guard Station Provincetown were deployed to assist. A second helicopter later joined
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