The Coast Guard suspended its search just before noon on Tuesday for a crew member missing from a cruise ship in Juneau.
“We searched for 38 nautical miles around the area for approximately 11 hours, and concluded that with no results, we would end the search,” said Coast Guard Petty Officer Ian Gray.
Gray offered condolences to the crew member’s family.
Residents reported seeing an emergency flare around 11 p.m. Monday and then boats and a helicopter searching the channel.
Gray said that at 10:45 p.m. Monday, Holland America reported that a 31-year-old man had gone missing and “potentially gone overboard” from a cruise ship.
Coast Guard Sector Juneau launched a response boat 20 minutes later. An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter from Air Station Sitka joined the search around 12:40 a.m.
In a statement Tuesday afternoon, Holland America said camera footage showed that a crew member “likely went overboard intentionally.”
The cruise line also clarified that the man went missing from the Koningsdam. In an earlier statement, the Coast Guard said the report came from the Eurodam, which was also in Juneau and assisted in the search.
The Coast Guard asks that anyone with information that could help in the search call 907-463-2980.
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