Coast Guard searching Gulf after man reported missing from Carnival cruise ship
CBSN
A search is underway in the Gulf of Mexico after a 28-year-old man was reported missing from a Carnival cruise ship.
The man, who has not been identified, was reported missing from the Carnival Glory on Monday morning by a family member, according to a Carnival spokesperson. The ship was searched by security and camera footage was reviewed.
A public affairs officer for the U.S. Coast Guard said that watch standers from the service received a reported of an unaccounted for passenger early Monday afternoon. The Coast Guard launched two aircraft to search for the missing passenger. Those searches went on until Monday evening but were temporarily paused overnight because of dangerous weather conditions, including gale-force winds and rough seas.
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