Coast Guard searching for missing cruise ship crewmember 267 miles northwest of Puerto Rico

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 12/26/2018 12:14 PM EST

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U.S. Coast Guard 7th District Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands
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Coast Guard searching for missing cruise ship crewmember 267 miles northwest of Puerto Rico

 

MIAMI — The Coast Guard is searchingWednesday for a missing crewmember, who went overboard from the Royal Caribbean cruise ship Harmony of the Seas 267 miles northwest of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico.

Missing is Arron Hough, 20, of the United Kingdom.

Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector San Juan received a notification from the cruise ship stating a crewmember went overboard Tuesday.

Assets searching:

  • A Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater HC-130 Hercules airplane crew
  • The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Resolute (WMEC-620) 

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