Coast Guard searching for missing cruise ship passenger northwest of Berry Islands

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 04/07/2017 09:48 AM EDT

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News Release  

Apr. 7, 2017
U.S. Coast Guard 7th District Southeast
Contact: 7th District Public Affairs
Office: (305) 415-6683
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Coast Guard searching for missing cruise ship passenger northwest of Berry Islands

MIAMI – The Coast Guard is searching for a 32-year-old man Friday who went overboard from the Carnival Liberty cruise ship 10 miles northwest of Berry Islands, Bahamas.

Missing is Reco Scott, 32, of Decatur, Georgia.

Scott reportedly went overboard from the ninth deck of the cruise ship at approximately 5 a.m. The cruise ship launched a search and contacted watch standers at the Seventh Coast Guard District Command Center.

The watch standers directed the launch of a Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater MH-60 helicopter crew deployed to Great Inaguas, Bahamas, and diverted the Coast Guard Cutter Charles David Jr. to search. The cruise ship continues to search on scene along with two other vessels, including the Norwegian Jade cruise ship.

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