Aircrews with the United States Coast Guard are searching for a 41-year-old who went overboard from the Vision of the Seas cruise ship on Christmas Eve. (USCG){ }

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) —

A 41-year-old man went overboard from a Royal Caribbean cruise ship on Dec. 23.

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The man went overboard from127 miles east of Charleston. A search was announced by the United States Coast Guard (USCG) at 11:03 a.m. on Christmas Eve.

The USCG announced search efforts were suspended at 7:19 p.m. after crews searched more than 1,625 miles for eight hours.

According to Royal Caribbean, the man who went overboard was a passenger on the ship Vision of the Seas. The ship and crew immediately reported the incident to local authorities and launched a search and rescue mission.

As of Dec. 24, Royal Caribbean has not provided further information on the incident, citing privacy for the passenger and his family.

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Anyone with information is asked to contact the USCG Sector Charleston at 843-740-7050

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