US and Mexican coastguards search for 30-year-old seen falling from deck of world's largest cruise ship
A British passenger on the world's biggest cruise ship has apparently gone overboard in waters near Mexico.
The 30-year-old man was seen falling over the railings by another passenger on the Allure of the Seas, the Royal Caribbean International cruise firm said. He could also be seen falling over in CCTV footage.
The man went overboard as the ship was sailing to Cozumel, Mexico, and the Mexican navy and coastguard are assisting in the search.The company added: "The ship made multiple public announcements and began a complete search of the ship, in efforts to locate the guest.
"When the guest did not respond and was not found on board, the captain alerted the local authorities.
"The location of the ship at the time the guest went overboard was marked on the ship's GPS and the US and Mexican coastguard were alerted.
"Our care team is providing support to the guest's family and our thoughts and prayers are with them," the statement said.
A spokeswoman for the Foreign Office said: "We are aware of the reports and are looking into them."