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- Carnival says security video shows missing Houma man jumped overboard
- Carnival Cruise Surveillance Video Confirms Missing Passenger Jumped Overboard
- Family of missing cruise passenger denies he jumped, claims video shows him slipping over edge
- What We Know About Search For Missing Carnival Cruise Passenger Who Disappeared In Gulf Of Mexico
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A spokesperson for the federal agency's Norfolk field office told Fox the FBI is the lead investigating agency for the incident. Barnett was on the cruise with 13 of his family members when he went overboard. His sister Destiny Barnett said on Tuesday that she felt trapped on the cruise, unable to enjoy the vacation, but also unable to leave without knowing what happened to her brother. “From what my granddaughter could tell from the poor quality of the footage, it looked like he went to move and slipped off.
Carnival says security video shows missing Houma man jumped overboard
According to data from the cruise industry consultancy firm GP Wild, there were 212 man overboard incidents on cruise ships from 2009 to 2019. A Carnival spokesperson has told The Post that the ship’s care team has been supporting the family. “Our crews battled severe weather conditions for multiple days and made every effort to find Mr. Barnett,” Lt. Cmdr. Sean DiGeorge, Coast Guard District Eight search and rescue mission coordinator, said in the press release. "We are beyond grateful that this case ended with a positive outcome," said Lt. Seth Gross, a Sector New Orleans search and rescue mission coordinator.
Carnival Cruise Surveillance Video Confirms Missing Passenger Jumped Overboard
Police said he was last seen in his cabin aboard the ship at around 2 a.m. Carnival said that McGrath was "last seen in his cabin at approximately 7 a.m. according to his cabinmate."
Family of missing cruise passenger denies he jumped, claims video shows him slipping over edge
They also broadcast the man-overboard alert to mariners across the Gulf of Mexico. The Coast Guard said the passenger was 28-year-old Tyler Barnett from Houma, Louisiana. Petty Officer 3rd Class Anthony Randisi told USA TODAY that Carnival reported the guest was last seen around midnight on Monday.
Dramatic video shows Coast Guard rescuing man who went overboard on Carnival cruise
The dad of two young girls was last seen by loved ones just before midnight as he said he was heading to his room, but his bed was never slept in. Get a brief on the top business stories of the week, plus CEO interviews, market updates, tech and money news that matters to you. The Carnival Glory continued on its journey, porting in Montego Bay, Jamaica, on Wednesday before heading for Grand Cayman Island for a stop Thursday, according to CruiseMapper. The Coast Guard also issued messages "to mariners in the Gulf of Mexico notifying them of the missing passenger." The cruise line said they were in contact with McGrath's family through their Carnival Care Team.
The Coast Guard was forced to temporarily suspend its efforts overnight due to extreme weather, but it resumed Tuesday morning. Barnett's mother, Reid, said Carnival initially told her daughter — who is on the ship — there was no footage of what happened to her son. The Carnival Magic ship departed from Norfolk, Virginia, on Thursday and returned to Norfolk on Tuesday, WTKR reported.
What We Know About Search For Missing Carnival Cruise Passenger Who Disappeared In Gulf Of Mexico
It was only on Tuesday that the ship's security team was informed the missing passenger might have been wearing a different shirt, which allowed crew members to search video from the ship more accurately, the spokesperson said. Tyler Barnett, 28, was on a family vacation on the Carnival Glory cruise ship when he was reported missing just after midnight on Monday, the Coast Guard said. The search for the missing passenger began shortly after noon that day, following the ship’s path from Southwest Pass, Louisiana. All cruise ships are required to have 42-inch guard rails and man-overboard imaging under the 2010 Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act. But BI previously reported that many ships had yet to implement newer technology that automatically detects when a person goes overboard by using thermal cameras and radars that promptly alert crew members.
Missing Carnival Cruise passenger seen in surveillance video jumping off ship’s deck
McGrath was reported missing by a family member, Carnival said in a statement to CBS News. A 2020 study from the industry trade group Cruise Lines International Association found that 19 people go overboard cruise ships each year on average. At least six people have gone overboard in the last three months, promoting debate over whether cruise ships should be required to install man-overboard detection systems. The man appears to have jumped from the fourth deck shortly before 2 a.m.
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She said the Port St. Lucie community where she and her brother are from has been offering "a lot of love" to the family. "Being able to drink, gamble, and socialize put him in his happy place." Mason said she isn’t ready to make memorial arrangements for Barnett because she does not want to believe the search is over.
I know Tyler wouldn’t deliberately jump,” Barnett's grandmother Dirlean Tate Mason told NBC News on Thursday. She said her granddaughter Destiny Barnett reviewed the video of Barnett on the ship. Before docking Wednesday, the ship is also scheduled to call on Grand Cayman and Cozumel, a Carnival spokesperson said.
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The cruise line said the police have cleared Carnival Conquest to sail, and the Carnival Care Team is supporting the family. The overboard detection system on the ship never went off, and there is no other evidence that Kevin McGrath went overboard, according to Miami-Dade police. The United States Coast Guard said late on Wednesday that it has suspended search efforts for Peale. “Suspending an active search is never a decision we make lightly, and we offer our most sincere condolences to Mr. Barnett’s family and friends,” DiGeorge said. A graduate of New York University's Arthur L. Carter School of Journalism, she previously worked at NBC News' TODAY Digital.
She also said she found out from family — not the cruise line — that her son was missing. Coast Guard officials are searching Florida waters after a Carnival cruise passenger disappeared shortly before the ship returned to PortMiami this week. The US Coast Guard has been searching a 200-mile area in treacherous weather conditions for Barnett, who was last seen by loved ones just before midnight as he said he was heading to his room, but his bed was never slept in.
The whole family had boarded the ship to celebrate their dad's 60th birthday. Barnett was seen on security footage at around midnight on Monday, the Coast Guard said. The Coast Guard launched two aircraft to try to find Barnett in a 200-mile area near where the ship sailed into the Gulf of Mexico.
