Coast Guard searching for missing cruise ship passenger 150 miles offshore SouthWest Pass, Louisiana.
U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 02/16/2022 08:13 PM EST
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U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Heartland |
Coast Guard searching for missing cruise ship passenger near SouthWest Pass, Louisiana.
NEW ORLEANS - The Coast Guard is searching for a missing cruise ship passenger Wednesday, approximately 150 miles offshore SouthWest Pass, Louisiana.
Rescue crews are searching for a 32-year-old, African American female.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received a call at approximately 3 p.m., Wednesday reporting a passenger on the Carnival Valor cruise ship had fallen overboard. The watchstanders directed the launch of rescue crews to begin searching.
Involved in the search are:
- Coast Guard Aviation Training Center Mobile HC-144A Ocean Sentry aircrew
- Coast Guard Air Station Clear Water Medium Range Recovery MH-60T Jayhawk aircrew
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