The Queen Mary 2 has abandoned the search for a crewmember who went overboard Saturday off the coast of Newfoundland.
The Cunard cruise line said Sunday that the ship and the Canadian Coast Guard had conducted an extensive search after the crewmember was reported missing Saturday morning.
The Queen Mary 2 retraced its course in hopes of finding the 26-year-old man but the search was abandoned after experts determined no one could have survived that long in the chilly Atlantic.
The 26-year-old man went missing sometime after midnight Saturday and was believed to be roughly 780 km east of St .John's.
A passenger, Konstantin Binder, tweeted that Capt. Kevin Oprey turned the ship around at 10:40 a.m. Saturday. Passengers were later called on deck and asked to look as the captain said "every pair of eyes helps."
The Queen Mary 2, Cunard's flagship, was travelling from Southampton to New York and will stop in Halifax on Monday.
Christened in 2004, the ship is 345 meters long, has 19 decks and carries 2,620 passengers.
According to Cunard, the ship boasts the largest dance floor at sea, a luxurious 3D cinema, a planetarium as well as a venue for classical music.
Queen Mary 2 abandons search for missing crewmember - Newfoundland & Labrador - CBC News
The Cunard cruise line said Sunday that the ship and the Canadian Coast Guard had conducted an extensive search after the crewmember was reported missing Saturday morning.
The Queen Mary 2 retraced its course in hopes of finding the 26-year-old man but the search was abandoned after experts determined no one could have survived that long in the chilly Atlantic.
The 26-year-old man went missing sometime after midnight Saturday and was believed to be roughly 780 km east of St .John's.
A passenger, Konstantin Binder, tweeted that Capt. Kevin Oprey turned the ship around at 10:40 a.m. Saturday. Passengers were later called on deck and asked to look as the captain said "every pair of eyes helps."
The Queen Mary 2, Cunard's flagship, was travelling from Southampton to New York and will stop in Halifax on Monday.
Christened in 2004, the ship is 345 meters long, has 19 decks and carries 2,620 passengers.
According to Cunard, the ship boasts the largest dance floor at sea, a luxurious 3D cinema, a planetarium as well as a venue for classical music.
Queen Mary 2 abandons search for missing crewmember - Newfoundland & Labrador - CBC News