NEW ORLEANS - The Coast Guard rescued an overboard Carnival cruise ship passenger Thanksgiving eve - after nearly 24 hours in the water - about 20 miles south of Southwest Pass, La. Carnival Valor contacted the CG around 2:30 p.m. Thursday, reporting a male passenger was missing. The CG launched of multiple rescue crews - A New Orleans-based MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter; Venice, La.-base Response Boat and a Mobile, Ala.-based HC-144 Ocean Sentry aircrew - to begin a search. At 8:25 p.m., the MH-60 Jayhawk aircrew rescued a 28-year-old male who had fallen overboard Wednesday evening. The aircrew was vectored into the area by the bulk carrier CRINIS that had observed a person in the water. The Jayhawk aircrew hoisted the man aboard and transferred him to awaiting emergency medical services at New Orleans Lakefront Airport. "It took a total team effort" from CG watchstanders, response crews and maritime partners operating in the Gulf of Mexico to locate the missing individual and get him to safety, said Lt. Seth Gross, a Sector New Orleans search and rescue mission coordinator. The man was last reported in stable condition. (Coast Guard 11/24/22)
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