The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for a Royal Caribbean cruise ship crew member who went overboard on Christmas Day — the fifth person to disappear that way since November.
Arron Hough, 20, a cruise ship entertainer, on Tuesday went overboard 267 miles off the northwest coast of Puerto Rico in the Atlantic Ocean, Reuters reported.
The ship, which had just embarked on a seven-day voyage, was reportedly traveling from its port in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., to its first stop of St. Maarten island, when Hough went overboard.
The Coast Guard said it is using land and sea vessels to search for Hough.
“We are saddened to report that after a review of the ship’s closed-circuit camera footage, he was observed entering an area on Deck 5 at around 4am and was not seen again”, Royal Caribbean told Reuters.
According to his Twitter account, Hough was a performer in the musical “Grease” aboard the ship.
