Newport Beach fishermen find Royal Caribbean cruise ship employee treading water 20 miles off coast
Two fishermen rescued a Royal Caribbean cruise ship employee who was found treading water 20 miles off the coast of California. The man, a pianist on the Ovation of the Seas, is expected to survive after being in the water for approximately nine hours.
Why it matters
The incident raises questions about maritime safety protocols and the circumstances surrounding how a crew member went overboard.
Two Newport Beach fishermen found a Royal Caribbean cruise ship employee treading water nearly 20 miles off the coast while returning home from a fishing trip near Catalina Island on Friday.Sean Norton and Grant Garrett were fishing for marlin in the morning. By noon, they had rescued the 37-year-old man who had been treading water nearly 20 miles off the coast in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. "I'm like, 'Yeah, it's a human being. Stop the boat; let's get all of our lines in," Garrett said, recalling the moment the boat's captain spotted the man in the water. "Grant and I each got an arm and lifted him up," Norton said.
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