OC fishermen find cruise ship employee treading water miles off coast
Summary
Two Newport Beach fishermen rescued a Royal Caribbean cruise ship employee who was treading water about 15 to 20 miles off the Southern California coast. The man was hospitalized and is expected to survive, while the U.S. Coast Guard investigates how he went overboard.Key Facts
- Sean Norton and Grant Garrett were returning from a fishing trip near Catalina Island when they spotted the man on Friday.
- The fishermen pulled the man aboard their boat and called for maritime emergency assistance.
- Newport Beach lifeguards responded to help.
- The man told the rescuers that he was a pianist aboard Royal Caribbean’s Ovation of the Seas.
- Authorities believe he may have gone overboard about nine hours before the fishermen found him.
- The man has not been publicly identified.
- The U.S. Coast Guard is investigating the incident.
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