Carnival Cruise Passenger Missing; Coast Guard Searching Florida Waters

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The missing person's report came right as passengers were beginning to disembark in PortMiami following the the four-day Bahamas venture, the cruise line said. The U.S. Coast Guard used a helicopter to search the "water in the general vicinity," the cruise line said, and Miami-Dade police officers boarded the ship to investigate and search. McGrath was "not detected by surveillance systems, including U.S. Customs and Border Patrol during the debarkation process," Carnival said.

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Coast Guard’s helicopter search of 3,300 square nautical miles. Carnival crew conducted an "extensive" search on board the ship but failed to find McGrath. McGrath was not detected by any of the ship's surveillance systems, including security cameras and US Customs and Border Patrol during the debarkation process.

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The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended its search for a passenger who vanished as a Carnival cruise ship was returning to Miami earlier this week. A man has been missing for over two days after disappearing from a docked Carnival cruise ship in Miami, officials and the cruise line said. The Coast Guard released a statement saying "crews searched nearly 3,300 square nautical miles, a combined crew total of over 80 hours" before the search was suspended, according to CNN.

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Thanksgiving Day was planned as a day at sea, when ships would normally reduce speed to permit outdoor activities and minimize wind, and so the ship would not have planned to cover as much distance. The ship is already moving at 17 knots (19 miles per hour), somewhat less than its top cruising speed of 22 knots (25 mph), but it may yet speed up to regain time and arrive closer to its original schedule. No information is available about whether or not the brother and sister were sharing a stateroom, or if there were any other indications of trouble, foul play, or inebriation that could contribute to the possible overboard. McGrath's brother declined to comment when contacted by phone Tuesday. "I have my moments where I break, but I'm keeping the faith," Reid said on Tuesday, before seeing the footage.

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Several people said that they’ve been on cruises where other incidents have occurred, and it wasn’t communicated to passengers until much later or not at all. One commenter shared that there is an alleged Facebook group dedicated to the man’s disappearance and some of the very cruise workers allegedly only found out via social media, not from the Cruise line or security. “How about an email that says, ‘Hey, there’s a guy missing. He wasn’t seen past 2 a.m., he never showed up to meet his family for breakfast. Barnett's sister, Destiny Barnett, who was also on the ship, told NBC News, "It makes you feel crazy to be stuck on a ship where everyone else is having a good time. It was supposed to be a vacation, but for us, it's hell." The search for 28-year-old Tyler Barnett of Houma, Louisiana, resumed Wednesday morning after being paused due to severe weather conditions and safety concerns.

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Cruise Hive was established back in 2008 and among the earliest blogs in the industry. Since the start, it's been our aim to provide the latest cruise news covering all the major cruise lines. We make sure cruisers are fully prepared for their cruise vacation with tips on ships and ports.Millions of travelers rely on Cruise Hive in the United States, Europe, Australia, and around the world. Carnival said it had informed the Coast Guard and the man's family of the development.

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She adds that her friends have been in contact with the family, and they told her that when they post the missing person poster on the Carnival Facebook page, it gets pulled down. “Is this what happens when you go missing on a cruise ship? They’re not even going to alert the other passengers who might have seen something?

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Miami-Dade police issued a missing person's alert Tuesday morning for McGrath, who was last seen in a black shirt, shorts and gray sneakers. Police said he "may be in need of services" and asked anyone with information to contact authorities. The Miami-Dade police stated that the ship’s overboard detection system never went off, giving them no evidence that McGrath went overboard. A search by ship staff and security has been unsuccessful as well as the U.S.

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Local marine traffic has also been alerted to be on the lookout and to report to the USCG if necessary. 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. "He can be seen climbing on a lifeboat and jumping from there," the spokesperson said.

U.S. Customs and Border Control told Carnival Kevin McGrath was not detected during the debarkation process, NBC Miami reported. The U.S. Coast Guard searched 3,300 square nautical miles with helicopters, but nothing showed up. 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. After being unable to locate McGrath, the cruise company contacted the Coast Guard and Miami police. Miami-Dade police eventually cleared the Carnival Conquest to set sail again. The ship is currently located in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean on its way to the Bahamas, cruise tracking data shows.

"New security footage discovered by Carnival Glory shows the man jumping off the cruise ship," the Coast Guard posted to X, formerly known as Twitter, on Tuesday night. Ship staff and security searched the ship but were unsuccessful, a spokesperson for the Miami-Dade Police Department told USA TODAY. The search for a missing Carnival cruise passenger was suspended Thursday after he mysteriously disappeared over Labor Day weekend.

According to a missing persons poster released by the Miami-Dade Police Department, 26-year-old Kevin McGrath was last seen on board the Carnival cruise ship Conquest early Monday morning. McGrath was reported missing by a family member, Carnival said in a statement to CBS News. It follows another missing person report from July, when 30-year-old Jaylen Hill disappeared while aboard a carnival cruise ship in Florida. The cruise ship’s care team is supporting his family who were traveling with him and are still on board, a spokesperson told The Post. The Maritime Injury Guide reports that 19 people go missing from cruise ships yearly.

The passenger, identified as Kevin McGrath, was aboard a Carnival Cruise from Miami to Bimini, Bahamas, over the Labor Day holiday weekend but was reported missing following an “extensive search” upon the vessel’s docking. 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.

Despite an extensive search, McGrath wasn't found on board the ship. He also wasn't detected by surveillance systems, including U.S. Customs and Border Patrol, during the debarkation process, the cruise line said. The last time the individual was seen was at a bar aboard the Conquest-class Carnival Valor with his sister. According to her, he left the bar to find a restroom at approximately 11 p.m. A missing 28-year-old cruise passenger on the Carnival Glory is believed to have gone overboard on Monday, and the Coast Guard is searching the waters near New Orleans to find him.

The cruise line didn't release the man's name — though the man's mother, Elisha Reid, told BI in an earlier interview that her son, Barnett, was the missing passenger. While the passenger's mom told Business Insider she was hopeful he was still alive, she said that she was worried he might not have survived. She also said she found out from family — not the cruise line — that her son was missing.

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"The FBI investigates certain crimes on the high seas, as well as suspicious deaths of U.S. persons," the FBI said. "As such, FBI Evidence Response Team (ERT) members responded to process the passenger's room once the ship returned to the Charleston port on March 4." “We had a passenger died on an excursion in Jamaica & carnival didn’t say anything we heard from other passengers,” a person said.

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Between 2009 and 2019 there were reports of 212 people going overboard on a cruise ship, and only 48 of them were successfully rescued, according to a report compiled for Cruise Lines International Association by consulting firm G.P. Kevin was reported missing on a Monday, and the Coast Guard’s search for him was suspended a few days later that same Thursday, USA Today reported. In a viral TikTok video, a Carnival cruise passenger called out the company for their lack of transparency and action after a passenger disappeared on a shover Labor Day weekend. The news comes a week after a passenger went overboard on the world’s largest cruise ship. His disappearance "is so random, out of nowhere," Danielle McGrath, Kevin McGrath's sister, told USA TODAY. "Everyone has different relationships with the person but me, how I know my brother, how I last spoke to him, his energy, his spirit. This is definitely not like him."

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Coast Guard officials are searching Florida waters after a Carnival cruise passenger disappeared shortly before the ship returned to PortMiami this week. The male guest, whose name has not been released to safeguard the family’s privacy, was reported missing at approximately noon on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 24, 2022. Monday in his cabin as the Carnival Conquest reported back to the Port of Miami, Carnival said in a statement Tuesday. He was reported missing by his family and "was not located on board despite an extensive search." While the chances of falling off a cruise ship are extremely low, at least nine other people have gone overboard this year, as BI previously reported. The family of a missing Louisiana dad who officials said was filmed jumping off a Carnival cruise ship say they’ve now also seen the footage — and are convinced he slipped over the edge in a tragic accident.

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"They hit a wave and he went down off the lifeboat," she said. "Tyler was my only son, my firstborn. He was my everything in life! He was the air I breathed. He was the beat of my heart. I feel as if my heart no longer beats."

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Officials told The Post on Wednesday that Tyler Barnett, 28, was seen on surveillance video climbing onto a lifeboat and then leaping off the side of the Jamaica-bound Carnival Glory in the early hours of Monday. Cruise Radio prioritizes well-balanced cruise news coverage and accurate reporting, paired with ship reviews and tips. McGrath’s brother was the last to see him on Monday at 2 a.m. He was reportedly inside his cabin onboard Carnival Conquest. On Tuesday, USCG Heartland told FOX Business the ship did not have footage or evidence that showed Barnett went overboard; however, he was not located on the vessel.

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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. That was around the time guests were leaving the ship, the cruise line said. At this time, the operation continues to focus on search and rescue. The water temperature in the area where the guest may have gone overboard is roughly 75 degrees Fahrenheit (24 Celsius). The U.S. Coast Guard Sector New Orleans was contacted about the incident and has joined the search operations.

The Coast Guard has searched 3,600 square nautical miles for the missing passenger while dealing with difficult search conditions including limited visibility, large swells and gale force winds, according to Petty Officer Jose Hernandez. McGrath said later Monday morning — as the cruise was ending and passengers were disembarking — the family gathered for breakfast, but Kevin never showed up. Tracking data shows that Carnival Valor appears to have been released from search operations and is continuing en route to Cozumel, Mexico, the ship’s next scheduled port of call. "The guest was not detected by surveillance systems, including U.S. Customs and Border Patrol during the debarkation process," the company said.

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In July, a passenger went overboard from Carnival Elation, followed by a string of others across Princess and Royal Caribbean. Local authorities continue to search the vicinities of Port Miami and the South Florida shore for 26-year-old Kevin McGrath. 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. She said the Port St. Lucie community where she and her brother are from has been offering "a lot of love" to the family.

His sister, Destiny Barnett, told NBC News that she and 13 other relatives also were on the cruise. 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. Reid said Carnival initially told her daughter, who was on the trip, that there was no video of the incident – and she added that she didn’t find out Barnett was missing until a cousin messaged her. “They hit a wave and he went down off the lifeboat,” Reid, who was not on the ship, told Business Insider. Mason said a granddaughter confirmed that Barnett climbed over the edge of the rail and jumped on the lifeboat, but walked on it for a few minutes before he appeared to slip and fall off.

At the moment, the incident is being classified as a “search and rescue” operation, and activity is focused on locating the missing guest. Carnival Valor has retraced its route to search for a possible overboard passenger, and the Coast Guard is involved in the search and rescue. 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 cruise line said teams were helping Barnett's family members who were still on board and that the US Coast Guard cleared Carnival Glory to carry on with its cruise.

The Coast Guard is in charge of the search and rescue operations and cleared Carnival Glory to proceed to Montego Bay as scheduled. According to the cruise line’s website, the 952-foot-long Carnival Glory can hold up to 2,980 passengers and 1,150 crew members. The missing man’s sister, Destiny Barnett, told NBC News that she and 13 other relatives were also on the cruise.

Lupoli told Forbes the cruise line is “providing assistance” to the missing passenger’s family who are still onboard, noting the ship is scheduled to dock in Jamaica’s Montego Bay on Wednesday after departing from New Orleans on Sunday. Coast Guard was contacted and searched the water by helicopter. Miami-Dade Police are also investigating but have no leads. While no official announcements have been reported, the ship’s estimated time of arrival in Cozumel is now approximately 1 p.m. The FBI is investigating a "suspicious death" of a female passenger aboard a Carnival cruise ship while it was en route to the Bahamas.

Though local authorities eventually gave Carnival Conquest clearance to leave for its next voyage, the search for McGrath was ongoing as of Tuesday. After an extensive onboard search was unable to locate him, and there were no signs that he debarked, the cruise line reached out to the U.S. 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 final port scheduled for the cruise is in Cozumel, Mexico, before returning to New Orleans. The crews covered more than 1,347 square miles — an area nearly the size of Long Island — while looking for Hill, but their efforts yielded no results and the search was called off. She said the family had gathered for breakfast but her brother, a father of two and former member of the U.S.