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Newport Beach fishermen find Royal Caribbean cruise ship employee treading water 20 miles off coast
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Key Points:
- Two Newport Beach fishermen, Sean Norton and Grant Garrett, rescued a Royal Caribbean cruise ship employee who was found treading water nearly 20 miles off the coast near Catalina Island.
- The man, a pianist on the 14-deck Royal Caribbean ship "Ovation of the Seas," had reportedly been in the water for about nine hours before being rescued.
- After pulling him aboard, the fishermen made an emergency maritime call, and Newport Beach lifeguards responded to assist; the man was hospitalized and is expected to survive.
- The U.S. Coast Guard is investigating the incident, including how the man went overboard, while the unusually warm water temperature likely contributed to his survival.
- Royal Caribbean has not yet commented on the incident.
