The incident occurred around 11:30 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 27 about 100 nautical miles southeast of the Calabria coast
A crew member on board the Viking Star cruise ship was seen going overboard on Monday while the ship was sailing from Greece to Italy.In a statement shared with USA Today, a representative from Viking
Cruises confirmed the incident occurred around 11:30 a.m. on Oct. 27. “The ship’s emergency response was immediately activated and an extensive search operation was launched, in coordination with the Italian Coast Guard,” the company wrote. coast guard told the outlet it received a report “of a crew member falling overboard” while the boat was about 100 nautical miles southeast of the Calabria coast in Southern Italy.
On Facebook, passengers posted updates regarding the search. One wrote the ship “stopped for over four hours.” Another shared a video of aerial efforts to find the crew member.
According to CruiseMapper, the ship is on a seven-day sailing in the Mediterranean. The Star first departed Athens, Greece on Oct. 23 and is expected to arrive in Rome, Italy, on Oct. 30. We are deeply saddened by what has occurred,” the company said. “Our thoughts are with the family of our crew member, and we will continue to support them during this difficult time.”On the Norwegian Cruise Line forum on Reddit, one user wrote crews had “sealed off the outside walking deck to keep passengers from interfering with the crew during the search operations.”
“The announcement went out before 3 a.m. ship’s time and five hours later the ship continues to retrace its path performing search operations,” the Oct. 21 post said.
