TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended the search for a 77-year-old woman who fell overboard aboard a Holland America cruise ship out of Florida.
The woman reportedly fell overboard on New Year’s Day aboard the Nieuw Statendam, about 40 miles northeast of Savannah, Cuba, officials said.
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On Thursday, multiple crews were out at sea and in the air searching for her. They covered 690 square miles and after about eight hours decided to call off the search.
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Records show the ship left Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale on Dec. 27 for a New Year’s themed cruise. The ship was scheduled to dock in Key West on January 2 and then return to port.
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