Search On For Passenger Who Fell Overboard From Cruise Ship Near Tenerife

A large-scale oversea and aerial rescue cognition is underway aft a rider fell overboard from nan TUI-operated Marella Explorer 2 cruise vessel connected Thursday, November 27, northbound of nan Canary Islands.

The 14-deck, adults-only alloy was sailing from Funchal, Madeira, to San Sebastián de La Gomera erstwhile nan “man overboard” siren was raised. The skipper instantly stopped nan vessel and activated nan world protocol: reviewing information footage, deploying marker buoys, and performing information hunt patterns.

Man complete committee adjacent seashore of Tenerife

The incident occurred astir 16 nautical miles northwest of Punta de Teno, Tenerife. Spanish Salvamento Marítimo dispatched 2 rescue boats and a helicopter, while a German-flagged yacht besides joined nan effort. The vessel has since been diverted to Santa Cruz de Tenerife.

As of Thursday evening, nan missing rider has not been located. Authorities person not released nan person’s identity, nationality, aliases nan circumstances of nan fall, which is modular successful nan early stages of specified investigations.

String of cruise vessel incidents

This is nan latest successful a troubling bid of overboard incidents connected cruise ships. In 2024 alone, astatine slightest 19 passengers aliases unit went overboard crossed awesome cruise lines, pinch only 2 surviving. Notable caller cases include:

• December 26, 2024: A 51-year-old man fell from Norwegian Epic en way from Jamaica to nan Bahamas; nan hunt was suspended without recovery.
• December 2, 2024: A 72-year-old rider went missing from a Princess Cruises vessel adjacent San Francisco.
• Early 2025: A unit personnel died aft falling from Royal Caribbean’s Icon of nan Seas.
• October 2025: A Viking Star unit personnel vanished astatine oversea adjacent Europe.

Maritime information experts statement that, contempt precocious railings and strict protocols, astir overboard incidents impact alcohol, reckless behaviour, aliases intentional acts. Survival rates stay low, astatine astir 28 per cent, owed to accelerated drift, acold water, and nan vastness of nan ocean.

TUI Cruises confirmed nan incident and said rider information is its apical priority, while deferring further remark to Spanish authorities. The hunt continues into nan night.