See the video: 15 hours in the water – man falls from cruise ship and is rescued.
The US Coast Guard has rescued a 28-year-old in the Gulf of Mexico who had fallen off a cruise ship – the man was believed to have stayed afloat for 15 hours. The passenger was last seen at a bar aboard the Carnival Valor on Wednesday. The next morning he was reported missing. The Coast Guard launched a large-scale search operation. After six hours, the man was found and rescued, suffering from hypothermia and shock. The Coast Guard speaks of a “Thanksgiving miracle”. It is unclear under what circumstances the man fell overboard, his condition is stable.