MIAMI -- A passenger aboard a Royal Caribbean International cruise ship went overboard in waters near Mexico, the cruise line's spokeswoman Cynthia Martinez confirmed Friday.
The ship departed Port Everglades Sunday on a 7-night Caribbean voyage.
A passenger reported seeing the 30-year-old British man falling from his stateroom on Deck 11 of Allure of the Seas -- the worlds largest cruise ship.
The man's fall was captured by video camera on the ship.
The incident happened after the ship made a stop in Cozumel, Mexico, and was on its way back to port in Fort Lauderdale.
Authorities are currently conducting a search for the man and the lines Care Team is providing support to his family, Royal Caribbean said.
Here's the Miami-based cruise operator's statement on Friday's incident:
"On Friday, February 03, 2012, as Allure of the Seas was sailing to Cozumel, Mexico, a guest witnessed another guest going overboard.
The ship made multiple public announcements and began a complete search of the ship, in efforts to locate the guest.
When the guest did not respond to the pages and was not found onboard, the Captain alerted the local authorities of the situation.
A review of the ship's closed-circuit camera footage observed the 30 year old British guest going over the balcony railing in his stateroom on deck 11.
The location of the ship at the time the guest went overboard was marked on the ship's Global Positioning System (GPS) and the U.S. and Mexican Coast Guard were alerted.
Allure of the Seas, along with the Mexican Coast Guard, Mexican Navy and the pilot boat, are currently conducting a search for the missing guest."
The ship departed Port Everglades Sunday on a 7-night Caribbean voyage.
The man's fall was captured by video camera on the ship.
The incident happened after the ship made a stop in Cozumel, Mexico, and was on its way back to port in Fort Lauderdale.
Authorities are currently conducting a search for the man and the lines Care Team is providing support to his family, Royal Caribbean said.
Here's the Miami-based cruise operator's statement on Friday's incident:
"On Friday, February 03, 2012, as Allure of the Seas was sailing to Cozumel, Mexico, a guest witnessed another guest going overboard.
The ship made multiple public announcements and began a complete search of the ship, in efforts to locate the guest.
When the guest did not respond to the pages and was not found onboard, the Captain alerted the local authorities of the situation.
A review of the ship's closed-circuit camera footage observed the 30 year old British guest going over the balcony railing in his stateroom on deck 11.
The location of the ship at the time the guest went overboard was marked on the ship's Global Positioning System (GPS) and the U.S. and Mexican Coast Guard were alerted.
Allure of the Seas, along with the Mexican Coast Guard, Mexican Navy and the pilot boat, are currently conducting a search for the missing guest."
