Reports from Nine News indicate that a U.S. citizen is missing, with fears that he has fallen overboard while travelling on a cruise ship on the northeast coast of Australia.
The missing man is 61 years old, and is believed to have been travelling alone. Hs disappearance has triggered a full search, with CCTV on the ship being studied for evidence. The current belief is that he fell overboard at some point during the journey.
#BREAKING: A man is missing, with fears he has fallen overboard while travelling on a cruise ship on the north-eastern coast of Australia. pic.twitter.com/pW5khNjajW
— Nine News Sydney (@9NewsSyd) May 5, 2017
Princess Cruises, the operator of the ship, have released a statement confirming that the ship has been searched thoroughly. “Having ruled out other possibilities, this is being treated as a man overboard incident,” the statement reads.
We’ll keep you updated.
Source: 9 News.
Photo: 9 News.