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| A British cruise ship passenger has fallen overboard in waters near Mexico, a travel company has said. | A British cruise ship passenger has fallen overboard in waters near Mexico, a travel company has said. |
| Royal Caribbean International cruise line said the unnamed 30-year-old man had been captured on closed-circuit camera footage falling over railings. | |
| It said a fellow passenger on the Allure of the Seas, which is on a seven-night cruise from the US to Mexico, had seen him fall. | |
| A spokeswoman for the Foreign Office said it was looking into the reports. | A spokeswoman for the Foreign Office said it was looking into the reports. |
| A statement from Royal Caribbean said: "The ship made multiple public announcements and began a complete search of the ship, in efforts to locate the guest. | A statement from Royal Caribbean said: "The ship made multiple public announcements and began a complete search of the ship, in efforts to locate the guest. |
| "When the guest did not respond to the pages and was not found onboard, the captain alerted the local authorities of the situation. | "When the guest did not respond to the pages and was not found onboard, the captain alerted the local authorities of the situation. |
| "A review of the ship's closed-circuit camera footage observed the 30-year-old British male guest going over the balcony railing." | "A review of the ship's closed-circuit camera footage observed the 30-year-old British male guest going over the balcony railing." |
| The Mexican navy and coastguard are assisting in the search, the company said. | The Mexican navy and coastguard are assisting in the search, the company said. |
| "Our care team is providing support to the guest's family and our thoughts and prayers are with them," it added. | |
| The ship, which can carry 5,400 passengers, left Fort Lauderdale in Florida on Sunday for a cruise to Cozumel in Mexico. | |
| The coastguard later released the ship and it reached Cozumel about an hour later. | The coastguard later released the ship and it reached Cozumel about an hour later. |
| The Allure of the Seas has a park on board containing more than 12,000 live plants, a theatre, a casino and a nightclub. | The Allure of the Seas has a park on board containing more than 12,000 live plants, a theatre, a casino and a nightclub. |
| Royal Caribbean said the ship had been chartered by Atlantis Events, a company which organises holidays for the gay and lesbian community. |