Missing is Brandon Paul, 23, a Floral City, Florida resident, who reportedly went overboard at approximately 3 a.m. Wednesday from the eighth deck of the cruise ship.
'Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family and friends of Brandon Paul,' said Chris Eddy, search and rescue mission coordinator, Seventh Coast Guard District Command Center. 'Making the choice to suspend a search is never an easy decision and one the Coast Guard doesn’t take lightly, and despite our best efforts, we were unable to reunite Paul with his family.'
Rescue crews searched for more than 16 hours covering 3,469 square miles. Assets involved in the search were a Coast Guard Air Station Miami HC-144 Ocean Sentry airplane crew, a Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater HC-130 Hercules airplane crew, the Coast Guard Cutter Charles Sexton crew and Cuban search and rescue authorities.
Carnival Victory crew had initiated the search and notified USCG.
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