Man Overboard on Norwegian Cruise Ship, Runaway Barge Hits Pier

Editorial Summary

Doug Parker reports on several significant maritime and cruise industry updates for November 6. The report begins with a man overboard incident involving a 41 year old male passenger on the Norwegian Pearl. The vessel was traveling from the Bahamas to Port Miami when the incident occurred on November 3. Despite search and rescue operations conducted by the ship and the US Coast Guard, the individual was not located and the search was eventually suspended. This marks the twelfth man overboard incident recorded in 2023. The news also covers a maritime incident in Seattle where high winds caused a barge to break away from its moorings. The drifting barge prompted evacuations and nearly collided with the Seattle Aquarium, though the King County Water Taxi crew managed to redirect it. The barge did strike Pier 66, which serves as the Bell Street Cruise terminal. In other news, Carnival Cruise Line hosted a luncheon for 200 Miami veterans on the Carnival Horizon to commemorate Veterans Day. The company also donated a 15 passenger van to the Miami Veterans Affairs Health Care System. Finally, the report notes that cruise line stocks saw gains on Friday, with Carnival Corporation, Royal Caribbean, and Norwegian all experiencing increases.

Written by TripBacon from this video's transcript.