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Coast Guard Suspends Search After Norwegian Breakaway Crew Member Falls Overboard Off Cape Cod

The ship was cleared to continue to Boston as officials await new information.

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A Norwegian Cruise Line ship.
Spectators watch as the new cruise liner 'Norwegian Breakaway' leaves the German shipyard Meyer on the river Ems in Papenburg, northern Germany on March 13, 2013. The 4,000 passenger, 146,600-ton ship with its signature hull artwork designed by U.S. pop artist, Peter Max, is the largest cruise liner ever to be constructed in Germany and will arrive in her year-round homeport of New York City in early May 2013. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer (GERMANY - Tags: MARITIME TRAVEL)

Overview

  • The Coast Guard halted the search Sunday at about 12:25 p.m. after an overnight effort to find a crew member who went overboard from the Boston‑bound Norwegian Breakaway.
  • Security video showed the person falling into the water about 12 miles east of Wellfleet, and the ship turned back and launched rescue boats and life rings.
  • A Coast Guard helicopter arrived around 1:15 a.m., and aircraft and a crew from Station Provincetown searched through the morning.
  • The vessel reached Boston late Sunday morning and delayed embarkation for its next cruise after the man‑overboard response slowed the return.
  • Norwegian Cruise Line said it notified the Coast Guard and stressed crew safety, while the person’s identity and the cause of the fall remain unknown, with reports noting a separate recent overboard case on the Norwegian Viva.