Man Who Disappeared from Carnival Cruise Ship 'Jumped' Overboard

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• Coast Guard calls off search for man, 20, who jumped overboard on cruise in front of family
• Coast Guard searches for missing man reported overboard on Liberty of the Seas cruise ship
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• Passenger who jumped off cruise ship identified as North Port man
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The Coast Guard called off its own search two days later, after reportedly scouring over 325 square miles. Some passengers told the New York Post that the man appeared to be intoxicated when he jumped off the ship. The Coast Guard confirmed to The Post it is still conducting a search and rescue operation in the waters off Cuba. Another passenger told The Post that Francel had been ‘fussing at [Levion]’ before he jumped overboard. One of the ship’s passengers, Bryan Sims, explained how he’d been hanging out with the 20-year-old and his brother in the hot tub until about 3.30pm.

Coast Guard calls off search for man, 20, who jumped overboard on cruise in front of family

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Coast Guard calls off search for man who jumped off Carnival cruise ship.

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The US Coast Guard has called off the search for the 20-year-old who is said to have jumped overboard from a cruise ship. Officials said the man jumped off the 18-story Liberty of the Seas cruise ship 57 miles from Great Inagua in front of his father and brother, according to United Press International. The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for a 20-year-old man who jumped from the deck of a Royal Caribbean cruise in front of his father and brother Thursday morning off the Bahamas. Under the 2010 Cruise Vessel Security and Safety law, cruise ships must have 42-inch guard rails and man-overboard imaging or detection systems. Royal Caribbean said it “immediately” launched search boats to look for him with help from the US Coast Guard. WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for a 20-year-old man who passengers claim jumped off a Royal Caribbean cruise ship that departed from South Florida.

Coast Guard searches for missing man reported overboard on Liberty of the Seas cruise ship

The footage also contains the last words that Cameron may have heard before going missing that night on 24 May. That is until he vanished behind the boat and out of view of everyone, who began screaming at him to grab a life preserver that'd been thrown to him -- which was pretty far away, and he didn't end up reaching it. The Liberty of the Seas departed from South Florida and was 57 miles from Great Inagua in The Bahamas when the passenger went overboard. There are a number of passengers who were onboard at the time of the tragedy who have recollected the events. Reports have stated he ‘jumped off’ Royal Caribbean's Liberty of the Seas in front of his family.

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Official search attempts for the 18-year-old were called off on 27 May as the Royal Bahamas Defence Force and the US Coast Guard Southeast were unable to locate him in the water. He was last seen paddling around in the water before disappearing from view, with the boat staying in place for several hours in an attempt to find Robbins. Sims told the Post that after leaving the hot tub, they encountered the passenger's father while approaching the elevators.

"We have informed the U.S. Coast Guard and are providing assistance to the guest’s family that was traveling with him," they added. Social media accounts for Parker showed that he was an outdoorsman who’d won a fishing tournament just weeks prior to his fatal leap. Posts showed he played football for North Port High School, in southwest Florida, and graduated from there in 2022, reported the Daily Mail.

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"The ship's crew immediately launched a search and rescue effort alongside the U.S. Coast Guard, who has taken over the search," Royal Caribbean said in a statement. "Our care team is providing support and assistance to the guest's family during this difficult time. For the privacy of the guest and their family, we have no additional details to share." “The ship’s crew immediately launched a search and rescue effort alongside the U.S. Coast Guard, who has taken over the search,” a spokesman for Royal Caribbean said in a statement. “The ship’s crew immediately launched a search and rescue effort alongside the US Coast Guard, who has taken over the search,” the statement reads.

Sims told the Post that Parker “appeared drunk,” and he spotted him arguing with his dad over the supposed drinking. Moments later, he said Parker leaped into the sea without a trace from an area that housed whirlpools and hot tubs. Witnesses said he appeared drunk and was fighting with his dad, according to reports. "In this time of grief, we thank our family, friends and well wishers for granting us the privacy we need to properly remember our son and mourn his loss." Several others could be heard shouting to him that he's swimming away from a buoy which would have helped keep him afloat in the sea.

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18-year-old Cameron Robbins of Louisiana was celebrating his high school graduation on board the cruise ship in the Bahamas when he was filmed going overboard on 24 May. A multi-day search for a Louisiana teen who jumped from a sunset cruise in the Bahamas has come to its tragic end -- and the last known sighting of him was caught on harrowing video. In 2023, about 31 million passengers traveled on a cruise, and at least 10 people went overboard, with two of them surviving, Business Insider reported. At least 406 people on major cruise lines and ferries have gone overboard between 2000 and 2024, according to data collected by retired professor and cruise industry researcher Ross Klein.

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“He can be seen climbing on a lifeboat and jumping from there,” the spokesperson said. Witnesses said the man’s father and brother watched as he jumped, seemingly on a spur of the moment decision, over the side, according to The New York Post. The Liberty of the Seas cruise ship is the 35th largest in the world, the Coast Guard said. Cameron's family released a statement following the announcement that the search for him had been called off. Since he went missing, a multi-day search was undertaken by both Bahamian authorities and the U.S.

According to a CLIA report, only 28.2% of passengers who fell overboard between 2009 and 2019 were successfully rescued. The younger Parker allegedly jumped off the 18-story Liberty of the Seas around 4 a.m. In front of his helpless dad and younger brother after getting into an argument with his father, witnesses previously told The Post. Nearly 400 people have gone overboard on major cruise lines between 2000 and 2020, according to the Washington Post.

Francel told the Daily Sun that he threw six life rings off the ship in hopes of saving his son before the massive vessel was able to come to a stop about 20 minutes later. Bryan Sims told The Post that he was hanging out with Levion and his 18-year-old brother, Seth, in the hotel tub of the ship in the early hours of April 4 before they went their separate ways. But Francel, who runs an AC business in Port Charlotte, told the local newspaper that he wasn’t arguing with Levion and that his son wasn’t trying to take his own life.

“The early morning was definitely somber as so many people came out of their cabins to stare at the sea, hoping to be able to aid in finding the person,” said Amy Phelps Fouse, a passenger on the ship. According to reports, he allegedly jumped off an 18-story Liberty of the Seas boat around 4am in front of his younger brother and dad after getting into an argument with his father. Fellow passengers recalled how there had been ‘a lot of yelling’ as the crew were alerted to the ‘surreal’ incident. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Cameron Robbins, who had just graduated from University Laboratory School (U-High), jumped off the boat as a dare on May 24.

Coast Guard -- but Robbins was never found, and the search has now been called off after several unsuccessful days of scouring the area for any sign of him. In December, an MSC Cruises passenger jumped from one of its ships while sailing from Europe to South America. Royal Caribbean confirmed that a passenger, whose identity has not been revealed, went overboard near The Bahamas at about 4 a.m. The tragic news has been further confirmed by passengers, who said it appeared to be an ‘impulsive’ and ‘spur of the moment’ decision. He said Levion is a skilled diver who works on a commercial fishing boat, and he is demanding to know how his underage son was given alcohol on the four-day cruise to Cuba and the Bahamas’ Grand Inagua Island. The Liberty of the Seas was on a four-day cruise that departed from Port Everglades on Monday and returned Friday morning, according to cruise-tracking website CruiseMapper.

“There was a lot of yelling, and the crew was alerted immediately,” another passenger,  Deborah Morrison, told The Post. Authorities say the man who recently disappeared from a Carnival cruise ship appeared to have jumped overboard. "Sadly, after an exhaustive on-board search and a review of security camera video it was determined that he jumped," Lupoli said. "Shoreside authorities were notified, and the crew was advised to continue to Jacksonville. The Carnival Care Team is providing support to the guest's family and our thoughts are with them and the guest." The US Coast Guard has stopped its search for a 30-year-old male passenger who went overboard from the Carnival Elation cruise ship on Sunday.

According to onlookers, his father and brother watched helplessly as he leaped over the side. He went on to explain that his son is a skilled diver who works on fishing boats. The Coast Guard has since narrowed its search area roughly 30 miles southwest of the Southwest Pass. "I just want answers, and I'm holding out for hope," Barnett's grandmother Dirlean Tate Mason told NBC News in a story published on Tuesday. Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.