Coast Guard searching for missing cruise ship crewmember 28 miles northwest of Cuba

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 06/30/2018 05:43 PM EDT

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Coast Guard searching for missing cruise ship crewmember 28 miles northwest of Cuba

Editor's Note: Images above is a stock photo of the type of aircraft searching.

MIAMI—The Coast Guard is searching for a missing crewmember Saturday from the cruise ship Norwegian Getaway 28 miles northwest of Pinar del Rio, Cuba.

At approximately 3:20 p.m., watchstanders at the Coast Guard 7th District Command Center were notified by the cruise ship that a 33-year-old Filipino crewmember was seen going overboard.

A Coast Guard Air Station Miami HC-144 Ocean Sentry airplane crew was diverted to conduct search patterns at 3:30 p.m.

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