Story updated 5 PM January 23rd.
The decadent and exotic Atlantis Cruises have cruised hundreds of thousands of miles, and stopped at some of the most stunning and lush ports all over the world. Unfortunately, the cruise that’s currently docked in San Juan, Puerto Rico during a week-long trip that started in Fort Lauderdale has taken a tragic turn. The Gaily Grind reports that during a stop in San Juan when the boat was docked, a white male toppled jumped from the 10th story deck of Royal Caribbean’s Oasis of the Seas’ cruise ship.
CBS News David Begnaud reports (via Twitter) that US Coast Guard divers has recovered the body of a 46-year old Florida man, who apparently fell jumped overboard from the tenth story while the ship was just off of Puerto Rico’s North Shore in San Juan Bay.
Begnaud reported from his Twitter on the divers recovery of the passenger, as well as when a roll call was started on the boat in an effort to identify the passenger who at the time, was still missing.
BREAKING: Divers just recovered the body of a white male who fell from the 10th story deck of @RoyalCarribean's Oasis of the Seas' which is docked in San Juan, Puerto Rico, right now. The ship is hosting an Atlantis cruise which caters to the LGBTQ+ community. pic.twitter.com/4wbZh9lKEX
— David Begnaud (@DavidBegnaud) January 23, 2020
BREAKING: Roll call underway aboard @RoyalCarribean's Oasis of the Seas that's docked in San Juan, Puerto Rico, to identify the passenger who fell from the 10th floor deck, 4hrs ago. Divers are searching. Passengers are on an Altantis cruise; it caters to the Lgbtq+ community https://t.co/P5Mg3MQ6WZ pic.twitter.com/K9LwuVLSfa
— David Begnaud (@DavidBegnaud) January 23, 2020
Passenger and Nashville Community Organizer Eric Patton posted haunting videos on his own Twitter page which showed passengers lining up in an effort to pinpoint exactly who was missing, as well as one with sirens on the boat blaring as the passengers were lined up and passengers were processed and identified.
Sirens just blared and we were all told to be quiet in order to process the line quickly. #OasisOfTheSeas #GayCruise. pic.twitter.com/kQZAm5q2tt
— Eric from TN (@eapatton_tn) January 23, 2020
While the Atlantis team and Royal Caribbean staff were diligent in their processes, an announcement was made hours later that a body had been recovered.
Captain just made an announcement confirming a body has been recovered, and there is an investigation into the man’s death. https://t.co/7kd6BahAjD
— Dan Matics (@DMaticsTV) January 23, 2020
Patton tells the Tennessean “Atlantis has been doing these cruises for decades and is so professional and welcoming. I know that their hearts have to be broken over all this. They’ve handled this so professionally and with such kindness to the passengers,” Patton goes on to say. “It really feels like a brotherhood on here. It’s just so sad this happened.”
Source: Tennessean , The Gaily Grind
Maybe his boyfriend broke up with him.