SAN FRANCISCO – A passenger on the Ruby Princess may have gone overboard before the cruise ship arrived Monday in San Francisco, officials said.
In a statement, Princess Cruises said the 72-year-old man had not been found after several searches of the ship. Closed circuit television footage was also viewed.
“After ruling out other possibilities, this is being treated as a man overboard,” the statement said. “We extend our deepest condolences to the family and friends of the guest who was traveling alone.”
Princess Cruises did not immediately return a message seeking additional details about the incident, including where the passenger is believed to have gone overboard.
On Monday, around 3 p.m., the U.S. Coast Guard Air Station in Sacramento dispatched a C-27 crew to help navigate the waters about 45 miles off the coast of Monterey. The San Francisco Air Force Base joined the search effort about an hour later.
The Ruby Princess arrived in San Francisco around 6:50 a.m. Monday after a five-day voyage to Ensenada. Departure was scheduled for 5 p.m. for a 16-day trip to the Hawaiian Islands.
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