Two Crew Members Rescued After Going Overboard from Explorer of the Seas

   July 21, 2018 ,   Accidents

Two people have fallen from a cruise ship outside of Victoria on Thursday evening, July 19, and had to be rescued by another ship.

According to the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre, the two were working on a lifeboat onboard Royal Caribbean's Explorer of the Seas, when they ended up in the water.

Royal Caribbean Explorer of the Seas cruise ship

The rescue centre said it didn’t how long they were in the water, but did not say if they were wearing life vests.

The two crew members were assessed for injuries and then returned to the ship.

For other Explorer of the Seas accidents and incidents see at the ship's CruiseMinus page.