Pianist who fell from cruise ship found alive by Californian fishermen nine hours later
Two fishermen pulled the unidentified crew member aboard after he spent about nine hours in the Pacific Ocean, and officials said he is expected to survive.
- On Friday, two Newport Beach fishermen rescued a Royal Caribbean employee treading water 20 miles off the Southern California coast, identifying him as a pianist aboard the Ovation of the Seas.
- Newport Beach Lifeguard Battalion Chief Adam Yacenda estimated the man fell overboard around 2:30 a.m., roughly nine hours before rescue, while the U.S. Coast Guard investigates the incident.
- Fishermen Sean Norton and Grant Garrett spotted the man near Catalina Island while returning from a fishing trip, with Norton recalling, "Grant and I each got an arm and lifted him up."
- Responding lifeguards transported the man to a hospital where he is expected to survive, and Royal Caribbean stated, "We are providing support and assistance to our crew member during this difficult time."
- Norton credited survival to 76-degree water during a strong El Niño year, stating, "A different year, no way he makes it," though passengers reported no emergency alerts before disembarking and the Coast Guard investigation remains ongoing.
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A pianist on board a cruise ship of the Royal Caribbean Company survived drowning after falling into the waters of the Pacific Ocean.
Only, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, more than thirty kilometers away from the mainland. It remained in the water for nine very long hours, afloat in the open sea after having fallen in mysterious circumstances from the bridges of a cruise ship. A fatal epilogue that has turned into a miracle thanks to the chance passage of a boat [...] The article "I thought of dying, except only thanks to the Niño": pianist falls from a cruise ship and re…
The Coast Guard of States has reported that, once on the ground, man was consciously transferred to a hospital and is "stable."
Nine hours a cruise pianist is driving in the Pacific, the coast miles away. Then two fishermen discover him. After his rescue, the completely exhausted man says, "I thought I was going to die."
Two fishermen off the coast of California rescued a man who was floating in the Pacific Ocean without a life jacket, about 15 to 20 nautical miles from land. The man, who is said to be a pianist aboard a Royal Caribbean cruise ship, had been in the water for about nine to 10 hours before he was discovered. He was taken to a hospital and is expected to survive. The Coast Guard is investigating how he ended up overboard.
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