Overview
- Spanish rescue authorities received a man-overboard alert at 09:48 local time on 27 November with the ship about 16.5 miles northwest of Punta Teno.
- Air and sea assets have been deployed, including helicopters Helimer 201 and Guardia Civil’s Cuco, patrol boat Río Guadiato, rescue vessels Salvamar Menkalinan and Salvamar Mizar, and the search aircraft Sasemar 103.
- The captain initiated emergency protocols, slowing and circling the suspected location, deploying marker buoys, and reviewing CCTV that reportedly showed the fall from the 12th deck.
- The vessel diverted from its itinerary and docked in Santa Cruz de Tenerife in the early hours of Friday as the coordinated search continued with no confirmed sighting.
- TUI’s Marella Cruises confirmed the incident and said its care team is supporting the family, while authorities say the circumstances of the fall remain unclear.