A cabin steward from the Carnival Glory spotted the stricken crew member who had fallen off Norwegian Getaway in the water. Photo / Getty
A cruise ship worker who went overboard and was apparently treading water for about 22 hours was in stable condition on Monday, a day after being rescued by a crew from another passing cruise ship.
"It was nothing short of miraculous," Christine Duffy, president of Carnival Cruise Line, said in
a statement.
According to the US Coast Guard the 33-year-old crew member went overboard around 3.20pm on Saturday from the Norwegian Getaway, some 45 kilometres northwest of Pinar del Rio, Cuba. The agency suspended the search Saturday evening after hours of searching.
But a cabin steward from the Carnival Glory spotted the crew member in the water around 1.20pm on Sunday.
