Cruise ship returns to Long Beach as crews search for woman who went overboard

A Carnival cruise vessel returned to Long Beach Sunday greeting arsenic the U.S. Coast Guard and the Mexican Navy searched for a pistillate who went overboard adjacent Ensenada, Mexico.

The passenger, who was successful her 20s, was reported overboard from the balcony of her stateroom aboard the Carnival Miracle astatine astir 3:30 a.m. Saturday, according to Coast Guard Petty Officer Adam Stanton.

“We advised Carnival Miracle guests this greeting of an overboard incidental involving 1 of our guests from the balcony of her stateroom,” Carnival said successful a connection Saturday. “After assisting the U.S Coast Guard with a search, the vessel has been released and is proceeding to Ensenada and volition past instrumentality to Long Beach arsenic scheduled connected Sunday morning. Our thoughts are with the impermanent and her family, and our Care Team is providing support.”

U.S. Coast Guard unit from the San Diego assemblage joined the Mexican Navy successful the search.

UPDATE: #USCG and spouse agencies are continuing the hunt for the pistillate who reportedly went overboard connected a cruise vessel adjacent Ensenada, Mexico. The USCGC Forrest Rednour is scheduled to proceed the hunt passim the night. No further updates astatine this time.

— USCG Southern California (@USCGSoCal) December 12, 2021

The Coast Guard tweeted Saturday that an MH-60 Jayhawk chopper was progressive successful the hunt implicit water waters, and aboriginal said that “the USCGC Forrest Rednour is scheduled to proceed the hunt passim the night.”

The cruise had near from Long Beach connected Thursday, connected a vessel that tin transportation up to 2,100 passengers.

The FBI was waiting for the vessel to dock successful Long Beach to assistance successful the probe and hunt efforts, ABC7 reported.

“About 3 a.m., we were awakened by a wide announcement crossed the vessel with a informing going, ‘Man overboard! Man overboard! Man overboard!’” Daniel Miranda told ABC7. “So the vessel has been fixed constricted information. They told america we were stuck looking for the lady, and past they called america to wide america up. The crews been precise tight-lipped and of course, they’ve had antithetic areas of the vessel that person cornered disconnected for their hunt erstwhile they were searching.”