Overview
- The Carnival Panorama confirmed a male passenger went overboard while the ship was returning from Puerto Vallarta to Long Beach on Saturday.
- After the guest was reported missing the crew turned the ship, conducted a shipwide search, required passengers to return to staterooms and reviewed onboard CCTV footage.
- The U.S. Coast Guard’s Rescue Coordination Center in Alameda led the response with fixed-wing aircraft while the Mexican Navy and nearby commercial vessels joined the maritime search and the operation remains active.
- The man has not been publicly identified and several outlets reported he was about 56 years old; Carnival says it is providing support to the family who was traveling with him.
- The ship’s actions follow standard missing-person protocols and officials said they will continue aerial and sea sweeps and release more information as it becomes available.