77-Year-Old Woman Goes Overboard Florida Cruise Ship; Search Suspended

TAMPA, Fla. — The U.S. Coast Guard has called off its search for a 77-year-old woman who went overboard from a Holland America cruise ship on New Year’s Day.

  • The incident occurred aboard the Nieuw Statendam, about 40 miles northeast of Sabana, Cuba.

  • Search efforts by air and sea covered 690 square miles over roughly eight hours before being suspended.

The cruise had departed Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale on Dec. 27 for a New Year-themed voyage, with a planned stop in Key West on Jan. 2 before returning to port.

No further updates about the woman have been reported.

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