Coast Guard calls off search for missing Carnival cruise ship passenger

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The time between someone going overboard and the cruise ship launching a search-and-rescue mission can often be the difference between life and death. 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. 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.

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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. "The Coast Guard launched multiple search and rescue assets as soon as we were notified of a missing passenger from the Carnival Glory," Lt. Cmdr. Sean DiGeorge, Coast Guard District Eight search and rescue mission coordinator, said. 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.

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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. Hill had been traveling on the Carnival Elation as it made its way back to its homeport of Jacksonville after a four-day trip to the Bahamas. McGrath is urging other passengers who may have seen him that morning to speak up. “The whole point of the cruise was to celebrate my dad’s 60th birthday, and it was a big group of about 40 people,” she said. The "suspicious death" was isolated, according to the FBI, and there was no threat to any other passengers before or after the passenger was found deceased. "She's not going to leave that ship without her brother."

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Nathan Diller is a consumer travel reporter for USA TODAY based in Nashville. The Coast Guard cleared Carnival Glory to continue to Montego Bay, where it was set to arrive Wednesday, Lupoli said. The search area originally encompassed approximately 200 miles, but was narrowed to "roughly 30 miles southwest of" Louisiana's Southwest Pass, the Coast Guard said on X, formerly Twitter. The Post has reached out to Carnival for comment about the family’s latest statements. His sister, Destiny Barnett, told NBC News that she and 13 other relatives also were on the cruise. Not to (die by) suicide or anything,” Mason told NOLA.com.

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What's more, the docs say he's violating probation by failing to maintain communication with his probation officer. All attempts to contact him have been unsuccessful since the cruise, and his whereabouts remain unknown. The docs say McGrath got permission to move from Tennessee to Florida, where he was living with his parents ...

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Petty Officer 3rd Class Anthony Randisi told USA TODAY that Carnival reported the guest was last seen around midnight on Monday. 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 ships have safeguards to prevent passengers from going overboard and are required by the Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act of 2010 to have rails that are "located not less than 42 inches above the cabin deck." Danielle McGrath said that Miami-Dade police and the U.S. Coast Guard have been checking in with the family to offer their support but that Carnival had stopped.

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. "Never on purpose," Barnett’s grandmother, Dirlean Tate Mason, told the New York Post. She said he would not leave behind his wife and 3-year-old twin daughters. "No. I just don’t believe that. Not to [die by] suicide or anything." He “may be in need of services” and police have asked anyone with information to contact authorities. After being unable to locate McGrath, the cruise company contacted the Coast Guard and Miami police.

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Police and federal authorities are searching for a man who was reported missing Monday morning after a Carnival cruise ship returned to Miami. "Only on Tuesday were we advised of the possibility of him wearing a different shirt, which allowed our security team to change the profile of the guest as we searched onboard video," Lupoli said in an emailed statement. "We have informed the U.S. Coast Guard and are providing assistance to the guest’s family that was traveling with him who are still on board." The man appears to have jumped from the fourth deck shortly before 2 a.m. On Monday, according to Carnival spokesperson Matt Lupoli.

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Likewise, U.S. Customs and Border Control reportedly told Carnival McGrath was not detected disembarking the ship in Florida -- so, the guy vanished into thin air. The U.S. Coast Guard brought in helicopters to search 3,300 square nautical miles for McGrath but didn't find a trace and called off the search. "I have my moments where I break, but I'm keeping the faith," Reid said on Tuesday, before seeing the footage. "What's important to me is to know where he's at and to have him home, whether he's alive or not, I want his body to be home."

Reid told BI her son's key card was used to enter the ship's casino just after midnight and then to enter his room 12 minutes later. "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."

Coast Guard was contacted and searched the water by helicopter. Miami-Dade Police are also investigating but have no leads. "The FBI investigates certain crimes on the high seas, as well as suspicious deaths of U.S. persons," the FBI said.

"The crew was notified by his traveling companion late in the afternoon about his missing status after he had not been seen all day," Carnival told PEOPLE in a statement on July 24 in regard to 30-year-old Jaylen Hill. Rodriguez said a search of the ship’s cameras and security devices did not indicate that McGrath went overboard. Coast Guard also responded to assist with the search yielding negative results. "The guest was not detected by surveillance systems, including U.S. Customs and Border Patrol during the debarkation process," the company said. 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.

McGrath said later Monday morning — as the cruise was ending and passengers were disembarking — the family gathered for breakfast, but Kevin never showed up. But, McGrath's probation officers say he never got permission to go on the cruise, and it appears his probation office only found out he was aboard the ship when the media reported he'd vanished. "He can be seen climbing on a lifeboat and jumping from there," the spokesperson said. Between 2009 and 2019, there were 212 overboard incidents globally involving passengers and crew, according to statistics compiled for Cruise Lines International Association by consulting firm G.P. Between 2009 and 2019, there were 212 overboard incidents around the world involving passengers and crew, according to statistics compiled for Cruise Lines International Association by consulting firm G.P. The cruise line said the police have cleared Carnival Conquest to sail, and the Carnival Care Team is supporting the family.

A Carnival Cruise Line passenger went overboard on the line’s Carnival Glory ship. “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,” she told the outlet. 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. Get a brief on the top business stories of the week, plus CEO interviews, market updates, tech and money news that matters to you.