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A Carnival Cruise Line ship rescued five people during a Caribbean cruise.
Carnival Celebration “responded to a small vessel in distress and successfully completed a rescue at sea” on Feb. 16, the cruise line told USA TODAY. “Five individuals were brought safely onboard, and the U.S. Coast Guard was notified and provided guidance throughout the operation,” Carnival said in an emailed statement.
The company did not identify the people who were rescued. The ship was on its way to Cozumel, Mexico, at the time.
Carnival Celebration is currently sailing a week-long Western Caribbean cruise that departed from Miami on Feb. 15, with additional scheduled stops in Roatan in Honduras and the cruise line’s private Bahamas destination, Celebration Key, according to CruiseMapper.
The news comes after other similar events in recent months. A Norwegian Cruise Line ship rescued 63 people in the Ionian Sea during a search and rescue operation in coordination with Greek authorities in October. A Holland America Line ship also rescued two people from a “vessel in distress” after departing from Boston in August.
Nathan Diller is a consumer travel reporter for USA TODAY based in Nashville. You can reach him at [email protected].
