Passenger falls overboard, rescued by Coast Guard

[cybx]

Usually we hear stories like this ending with bad news. Good to see he survived.

 

http://www.usatoday.com/travel/cruises/item.aspx?type=blog&ak=620002700.blog

[derf5585]

The Miami Herald reports a Coast Guard helicopter crew rescued Ronald Shulman, 62, who went overboard the cruise ship around 3 a.m. Sunday morning. He was found swimming 20 miles southeast of Government Cut (near Miami) around 7:45 a.m. It is not known how Shulman, who was traveling alone, went overboard. Cruise operators noticed Shulman was missing and contacted the Coast Guard. A crew from Air Station Miami recovered the man, lowering a rescue swimmer from a helicopter. Shulman was back on the cruise ship Sunday morning, with a touch of hypothermia from his long night in the water, according to a Coast Guard spokeswoman.

from

http://www.cruisejunkie.com/events.html

[Rick-cruiser]

This was on Silverseas, not Celebrity.

[cybx]

I know... still cruise related. I figured people might be interested.

[snausman]

Usually we hear stories like this ending with bad news. Good to see he survived.

 

http://www.usatoday.com/travel/cruises/item.aspx?type=blog&ak=620002700.blog

 

 

Thanks for posting this link. Trying to figure out how he went overboard. Glad he is safe.

[bluehawks47]

If he was traveling alone, how in the world did the cruise staff notice he was missing that early in the morning? I don't get it.

[derf5585]

If he was traveling alone, how in the world did the cruise staff notice he was missing that early in the morning? I don't get it.

 

Maybe they saw it on one of their surveillance camera.

Maybe a passenger saw him "FALL" overboard"

(how does one fall off of a ship?)

[98Charlie]

Silver Shadow only carries 382 guests.

 

Maybe they do a bed check?:p

 

Charlie

[Flyguy35]

Maybe they saw it on one of their surveillance camera.

Maybe a passenger saw him "FALL" overboard"

(how does one fall off of a ship?)

 

 

One of these days the headline will read: "Another Cruise Ship Passenger Pulls a Stupid Stunt and Goes Over Board"

 

This is the only way someone can Fall Overboard! Other than jumping or be thrown off.