Carnival Cruise Passenger Missing; Coast Guard Searching Florida Waters

Table Of Content

• Carnival cruise passenger reported missing after ship returns to port in Miami
• Coast Guard suspends search for missing Carnival Cruise passenger Kevin McGrath
• Kevin McGrath Update: Carnival Cruise Under Pressure Over Missing Passenger
• New York Post launches video series 'Listen Up! The Music Beat With Chuck Arnold'
• ‘Miracle': Missing cruise ship passenger found OK in water
• Missing Carnival cruise ship passenger seen jumping overboard, company says; family mystified
• Tyler Barnett of Louisiana last seen aboard Carnival Glory early Monday morning

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Carnival cruise passenger reported missing after ship returns to port in Miami

The ship is currently located in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean on its way to the Bahamas, cruise tracking data shows. "I have my moments where I break, but I'm keeping the faith," Reid said on Tuesday, before seeing the footage. "What's important to me is to know where he's at and to have him home, whether he's alive or not, I want his body to be home." The cruise line said teams were helping Barnett's family members who were still on board and that the US Coast Guard cleared Carnival Glory to carry on with its cruise. On Facebook, Mason said she and her family are in need of prayers as they await answers. “We are holding on to hope and prayer that he will be found safe,” she wrote.

Coast Guard calls off search for missing Carnival cruise ship passenger - Fox Business

Coast Guard calls off search for missing Carnival cruise ship passenger.

Posted: Sun, 19 Nov 2023 08:00:00 GMT [source]

Coast Guard suspends search for missing Carnival Cruise passenger Kevin McGrath

Reid told BI her son's key card was used to enter the ship's casino just after midnight and then to enter his room 12 minutes later. Barnett's mother, Reid, said Carnival initially told her daughter — who is on the ship — there was no footage of what happened to her son. The Coast Guard has since narrowed its search area roughly 30 miles southwest of the Southwest Pass. Barnett’s mother Elisha Reid told Business Insider that her daughter was previously informed that there was no footage of what happened. "The Coast Guard is utilizing both air and water assets to conduct the search," the military branch said.

Kevin McGrath Update: Carnival Cruise Under Pressure Over Missing Passenger

The time between someone going overboard and the cruise ship launching a search-and-rescue mission can often be the difference between life and death. Barnett was seen on security footage at around midnight on Monday, the Coast Guard said. The Coast Guard launched two aircraft to try to find Barnett in a 200-mile area near where the ship sailed into the Gulf of Mexico. Barnett is not the first passenger this year reported to have gone missing during a Carnival cruise. In September, a 26-year-old man was reported missing from the Carnival cruise ship Conquest after it docked at the Port of Miami in Florida. "The Coast Guard is searching an approximately 200-mile area for an unaccounted-for 28-year-old man from the Carnival Glory cruise ship," the Coast Guard wrote in a Tuesday morning post on X, formerly Twitter.

New York Post launches video series 'Listen Up! The Music Beat With Chuck Arnold'

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‘Miracle': Missing cruise ship passenger found OK in water

The man was last seen by his sister at a bar aboard the Carnival Cruise Line ship Wednesday night, according to a statement CNN obtained from Carnival spokesperson Matt Lupoli. So far, crews have searched more than 200 miles of water for the missing passenger, according to the agency. The maritime branch was able to narrow its search area thanks to surveillance footage that showed Barnett jumping from the ship’s deck, a Carnival rep told The Post on Tuesday. The Coast Guard released a statement saying "crews searched nearly 3,300 square nautical miles, a combined crew total of over 80 hours" before the search was suspended, according to CNN.

What We Know About Search For Missing Carnival Cruise Passenger Who Disappeared In Gulf Of Mexico

About six hours later, a cargo ship identified as CRINIS spotted a person in the water about 20 miles south of Southwest Pass, La., and the mouth of the Mississippi River. Barnett was reported missing by a family member on the ship Monday, a day after the Carnival Glory departed New Orleans for a weeklong journey, Carnival Cruise Line told FOX Business. Florida officials launched a large-scale investigation after a cruise passenger mysteriously disappeared shortly before the ship returned to Port of Miami on Monday. The incident comes just one week after a 19-year-old college student went overboard the largest operational cruise ship in the world, the Royal Caribbean's Wonder of the Seas. Authorities have conducted a lengthy search for the missing man, but he has yet to be found.

But BI previously reported that many ships had yet to implement newer technology that automatically detects when a person goes overboard by using thermal cameras and radars that promptly alert crew members. Barnett was traveling with family aboard the Carnival Glory ship, a 13-deck, 110,000-ton boat with the capacity to carry 2,980 passengers. There have been several instances of people going overboard on the ship, including a 35-year-old who jumped into the water near Florida in 2007 and was rescued eight hours later.

Tyler Barnett of Louisiana last seen aboard Carnival Glory early Monday morning

Miami-Dade Police Department identified the missing man as Kevin McGrath, 26. A spokesperson with the department told Insider that McGrath was last seen by his brother at approximately 2 a.m. Coast Guard officials are searching Florida waters after a Carnival cruise passenger disappeared shortly before the ship returned to PortMiami this week. A passenger who fell off a cruise ship late Wednesday night was rescued on Thursday evening. A missing 28-year-old cruise passenger on the Carnival Glory is believed to have gone overboard on Monday, and the Coast Guard is searching the waters near New Orleans to find him. Lupoli told Forbes the cruise line is “providing assistance” to the missing passenger’s family who are still onboard, noting the ship is scheduled to dock in Jamaica’s Montego Bay on Wednesday after departing from New Orleans on Sunday.

Monday in his cabin as the Carnival Conquest reported back to the Port of Miami, Carnival said in a statement Tuesday. He was reported missing by his family and "was not located on board despite an extensive search." And on Memorial Day, a man went overboard from the Carnival Magic cruise ship into the Atlantic Ocean, about 186 miles east of Jacksonville. In July, another man was reported missing from the Carnival Elation cruise ship off the coast of Florida after he was believed to have deliberately jumped from the ship. While earlier reports indicated there was no video showing Barnett going overboard, security crews changed his profile after they were informed of the possibility that he was wearing a different shirt.

NEW ORLEANS — A missing passenger who went overboard from the Carnival Valor was rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard after spending at least 15 hours in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico. McGrath’s disappearance comes just one week after a 19-year-old college student fell overboard on the world’s largest cruise ship, the Royal Caribbean’s Wonder of the Seas. Miami-Dade Police issued a missing person’s alert Tuesday, saying McGrath was last seen in a black shirt, shorts and gray sneakers at around 2 a.m.

On Tuesday night, the Coast Guard launched an HC-144 Ocean Sentry air crew and a MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter air crew, before pausing search efforts due to deteriorating weather conditions and poor visibility. The missing passenger was found responsive at the time of rescue and was transferred to awaiting emergency medical personnel at New Orleans Lakefront Airport, USCG Petty Officer Ryan Graves told CNN Thursday. Natalia Rodrigues, a public relations manager for Carnival Cruise Line, said a team is "supporting the missing guest's family on board" and the ship is scheduled to dock in Montego Bay as scheduled Wednesday.

'I'm sick to my stomach': Coast Guard suspends search for vanished cruise passenger - USA TODAY

'I'm sick to my stomach': Coast Guard suspends search for vanished cruise passenger.

Posted: Thu, 07 Sep 2023 07:00:00 GMT [source]

Matt Lupoli, a spokesperson for Carnival, told CBS News that the man was at a bar with his sister on Wednesday night, and he disappeared after leaving to use the restroom. His sister, whose identity has also not been made public, alerted crew to his absence when he did not return to his stateroom overnight. Passengers were told their arrival time to their port of call, Cozumel, would be delayed, he said. Later Thursday evening, an announcement over the PA system informed guests that there had been a man overboard incident, but the ship had been released from the search and was resuming travel to Cozumel.

“The guest was not detected by surveillance systems, including US Customs and Border Patrol during the debarkation process,” the spokesperson added. Carnival said it had informed the Coast Guard and the man's family of the development. The cruise line didn't release the man's name — though the man's mother, Elisha Reid, told BI in an earlier interview that her son, Barnett, was the missing passenger.

A father traveling with his family has gone missing from a cruise ship sailing between New Orleans and Jamaica and the Coast Guard has activated a 200-mile search area in hopes of finding the missing passenger. Security footage from the Carnival Glory “shows the man jumping off the cruise ship,” according to a Tuesday night update from the Coast Guard. Authorities say the man who recently disappeared from a Carnival cruise ship appeared to have jumped overboard. “Our crews battled severe weather conditions for multiple days and made every effort to find Mr. Barnett. Suspending an active search is never a decision we make lightly, and we offer our most sincere condolences to Mr. Barnett’s family and friends,” Lt. Cmdr. Sean DiGeorge said in a statement.