A passenger aboard the Icon of the Seas, the world's largest cruise ship, was reported dead after jumping off the vessel on Sunday, May 26. The unidentified individual leaped from the 1,200-foot-long Royal Caribbean cruise ship shortly after it set sail from Florida to Honduras, as confirmed by the Coast Guard to the New York Post.
The cruise ship deployed one of their rescue boats, located the man, and brought him back aboard, according to the Coast Guard. He was pronounced deceased. The US Coast Guard's involvement in this incident was primarily limited to assisting in the search.
Cruise tracking data indicates that the ship paused for approximately two hours during the search.
Last month, another search was conducted for an individual who reportedly jumped from the upper deck of a different Royal Caribbean cruise ship in front of his family.
That incident occurred in the Bahamas.
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