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Cruise ship employee is rescued after going overboard near Southern California
NBC News • • nation
Key Points:
- The Coast Guard is investigating an incident where a cruise ship employee went overboard near Southern California, with the individual rescued about 10 miles northeast of Avalon Harbor.
- Newport Beach Lifeguards rescued the man, who was an employee of the Ovation of the Seas cruise ship, and he was taken to a hospital in Santa Ana in stable condition.
- The man may have been in the water for approximately nine hours before being found, according to Newport Beach Lifeguard Battalion Chief Adam Yacenda.
- The Ovation of the Seas, operated by Royal Caribbean, was returning to Los Angeles after a four-night cruise with stops at Catalina Island and Ensenada, Mexico.
- Royal Caribbean and Newport Beach Lifeguards have not provided additional comments regarding the incident.
