A precautionary search operation was carried out aboard MSC Seashore during the early hours of Tuesday, March 10th, after information circulated suggesting that a passenger might have fallen into the sea.
Subsequent checks conducted by the ship’s officers established that the report was unfounded and that all persons on board were safe.
The large vessel had earlier departed Ocean Cay Bahamas, part of a 4-night itinerary, leaving the island shortly before midnight.
Not long after departure on March 10th, a message circulating among passengers indicated that a male guest might have gone overboard from one of the ship’s public decks. In response, the bridge team ordered a precautionary manoeuvre, turning the vessel back toward the area it had recently passed while crew members directed searchlights across the surrounding waters.
At the same time, the ship’s officers initiated a technical review of onboard monitoring systems. Video recordings from the vessel’s surveillance cameras, together with data from automated man-overboard detection equipment, were examined to determine whether any incident had occurred. The investigation produced no evidence that a person had entered the water.
As an additional safety measure, passengers were requested to return to their cabins while the crew conducted a full verification of those on board. Using the electronic cruise card system, ship staff carried out a complete headcount to confirm the presence of both guests and crew.
Shortly after one o’clock in the morning, the vessel’s master informed passengers through the public address system that the verification process had confirmed that everyone aboard was accounted for. The earlier report was therefore classified as a false alarm, and no overboard incident had taken place.
Following the checks, the vessel resumed its original course. The temporary manoeuvre did not interfere with the itinerary, and the ship continued its voyage toward Nassau as scheduled.
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