Man Jumps From Carnival Cruise Ship in Gulf of Mexico
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Authorities were searching Sunday for a man who jumped into the Gulf of Mexico from a Carnival cruise ship, KHOU-TV reported.
The 39-year-old man, whose identity was not released, jumped from the Carnival Conquest at around 6:30pm local time Friday after it left Cozumel, Mexico, Carnival said in a statement.
The ship's crew notified authorities and returned to the location where the man was last seen to begin searching for him, the company said.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Mexican authorities took over search and rescue operations and released the Carnival ship.
The cruise ship left Galveston, Texas on Sept. 18 and was scheduled to return Sunday.