Cruise Ship Passenger Missing
Man Age 77 From Mississippi Missing
Carnival Cruise Line Fantasy April 6, 2007
Unknown Male
Event Date: December 1, 2007
Bruise: Missing
Bruise Location: Gulf Of Mexico
Age: 77
Home Town: Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Cruise Line: Carnival Cruise Lines
Ship: Fantasy
Details:
The Coast Guard searched the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico for a man missing from a cruise ship.
The Coast Guard said in a statement that the 77-year-old man, who wasn't identified, was reported missing after the Carnival Cruise Ship Fantasy docked in New Orleans, Louisiana about 0400 hours (4am) Saturday, December 1, 2007
Officials said that the man was last seen the night before around 1900 hours (7pm) when the ship about 28 miles off shore.
Cruise Line: Carnival Cruise Lines
Ship: Fantasy
Built: 1990
Refurbished:
Registry: Panama
Size: 70,367 Gross Tons
Length: 856 feet
Passengers: 2,056
Crew: 920
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The Coast Guard said that planes, helicopters and boats were searching an area from the Mississippi River in New Orleans to 28 miles out into the Gulf of Mexico.
Aircraft and personnel involved in the search include: A HU-25 Guardian Falcon Jet and crew from Coast Guard Aviation Training Center in Mobile, Alabama, a Coast Guard Auxiliary plane from New Orleans, Louisiana, a 33-foot small boat crew from the Coast Guard Station in Venice, Louisiana and a HH-65C rescue helicopter and crew from Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans.
To date, we have 17 other passenger cases in our data base where the passenger has disappeared on last day or night of the cruise. The list is here
