“The ship’s crew immediately notified the US Coast Guard and began a search and rescue operation,” the ship’s management company said.
Footage of the major rescue operation set up on Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas, the world’s largest cruise ship, for a passenger who jumped overboard, is making the rounds on the internet.
The unidentified man made a “death dive” from the 20-metre cruise ship shortly after it had set sail from Florida on Sunday.
It was the first night of a week long trip to Honduras.
“The ship’s crew immediately notified the US Coast Guard and began a search and rescue operation,” Royal Caribbean told DailyMail.com.
“The support team provides is directly at the side of the relatives, in this difficult time. To protect the personal data of the visitor and his family, we cannot say more.”
On Icon of the Seas right now. Someone jumped/fell overboard and now a Search & Rescue is taking place. Low chance they’ll be found. Hold your loved ones close, guys. pic.twitter.com/xYZbDV5Sza
— GenAI Chad (@GenAIChad) May 26, 2024
A friend of mine just shared this video of Royal Caribbean Icon of the Seas. A man went overboard this morning about 300 miles from Miami in the middle of the Gulf of Mexico Captain ordered a search & rescue. After two hours it seems the man has been rescued and is alive. pic.twitter.com/XXdqoscWAK
— David Canter (@davidcanter) May 26, 2024Icon of the Seas, owned by Royal Caribbean Group, it is 365 meters long, has 20 decks and can accommodate up to 8,000 passengers.
Its interior
Royal Caribbean’s spectacular 20-story cruise ship is essentially a small floating state of 8,000 people (!) since it will carry 5,610 passengers and 2,350 crew members.
The Icon Of The Seas is 5 times larger and heavier than the Titanic, weighing 250,800 tons, while the Titanic weighed 50,210 tons.
Tickets for this remarkable cruise ship start at 1,900 dollars and can reach up to 5,000 per persondepending on the type of cabin he chooses (one is the double interior and the other is the suite with an ocean view!)
“Bell” of danger for the environment
The ship is built to run on liquefied natural gas (LNG), which burns cleaner than traditional marine fuels but carries greater risks of methane emissions. Environmental groups say methane leaking from the ship’s engines poses a climate risk because of its short-term harmful effects. “It’s a step in the wrong direction.”said Brian Comer, director of the Maritime Program at the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT).
“We would appreciate that the use LNG as a marine fuel emits over 120% more life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions than marine gas oil,” he said. In terms of warming effects, methane is 80 times more harmful in 20 years than carbon dioxide, making reducing these emissions the “key” to curbing global warming.
Cruise ships like the Icon of the Seas they use low-pressure, dual-fuel engines that leak methane into the atmosphere during the combustion process, known as “methane drift,” according to industry experts.
Royal Caribbean says its new ship is 24% more carbon efficient than required by the global shipping regulator, the International Maritime Organization (IMO).
Of the 54 ships to be ordered between January 2024 and December 2028, 63 percent are expected to be powered by LNG, according to the International Cruise Line Association. Currently, about 6% of the 300 cruise ships sailing are powered by LNG.
The newer cruise ships are designed to run on traditional marine oil, LNG or alternatives such as bio-LNG, which represent only a fraction of fuel consumption in USA.
Source :Skai
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