World · Europe · 21 hrs ago
Passenger rescued after nearly 20 hours in Ionian Sea near Greece
A 44-year-old passenger went overboard from a Royal Caribbean cruise ship near the Greek island of Zakynthos on Oct.
9.
The ship was the Odyssey of the Seas, sailing in the Ionian Sea.
The woman, a Salvadoran national, reportedly told rescuers she jumped because she wanted to disembark.
Greek authorities launched a search involving coast guard vessels, a helicopter and ships in the area.
A cargo ship found her on Oct.
10, nearly 20 hours after she went into the water, floating inside a lifebuoy.
She was conscious, pulled aboard and taken by ambulance to hospital for medical checks.
The Katakolo Port Authority is conducting a preliminary investigation into the incident.
A 44-year-old cruise passenger was rescued after about 20 hours in the Ionian Sea near Zakynthos, Greece.
The woman was found conscious inside a lifebuoy by the cargo ship MSC Rossella III in the early hours of Oct. 10.
Greek authorities searched with coast guard vessels, a helicopter and ships in the area.
The passenger later told rescuers she jumped from Royal Caribbean’s Odyssey of the Seas because she “wanted to disembark.”
She was taken to a hospital for medical monitoring and examinations.
- Who
- A 44-year-old woman from El Salvador who was a passenger on Royal Caribbean’s Odyssey of the Seas.
- What
- She went overboard and was rescued after about 20 hours at sea.
- When
- She went overboard on Oct. 9 and was found in the early hours of Oct. 10.
- Where
- In the Ionian Sea near the Greek island of Zakynthos.
- Why
- She later told rescuers she jumped because she “wanted to disembark.
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The woman went overboard from Odyssey of the Seas while it was sailing southwest of Zakynthos.
The ship’s captain alerted Greek authorities, about three hours after the woman went overboard.
The cargo ship MSC Rossella III found the woman conscious in a lifebuoy and rescued her.
She was taken by ambulance to a hospital for medical monitoring and examinations.
- Passenger
- 44-year-old woman from El Salvador
- Time at sea
- About 20 hours
- Rescue ship
- MSC Rossella III
- Rescue location
- Ionian Sea near Zakynthos, Greece
- Cruise ship
- Odyssey of the Seas
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What people are saying
wanted to disembark
immediately launched a search and rescue effort and are working with authorities
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