Coast Guard searching for missing cruise ship passenger 150 miles offshore SouthWest Pass, Louisiana.

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U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Heartland
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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:

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