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Boston Globe
4 days ago
- General
- Boston Globe
Disney cruise ship rescue team saves girl and father after overboard fall
'Thankfully the (Disney Cruise Lines) rescue team was on it immediately and both were saved!' Furuta said in a post to the Facebook group, Disney Dream Cruise Ship Group. No information has been released about how the girl fell overboard. Advertisement 'We commend our crew members for their exceptional skills and prompt actions, which ensured the safe return of both guests to the ship within minutes,' Disney said in a statement. 'We are committed to the safety and well-being of our guests, and this incident highlights the effectiveness of our safety protocols.' The Coast Guard didn't respond to an email seeking comment.
Global News
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Global News
Dad jumps into ocean to save daughter who fell overboard on Disney cruise ship
A horrifying moment turned into a harrowing rescue when a father leapt into the ocean to save his daughter, who fell overboard while on a Disney cruise ship on its way back to South Florida. Crew members from the Disney Dream rescue team pulled the girl and her father into a small boat on Sunday as the cruise ship was returning to Fort Lauderdale, Fla., from the Bahamas on the last day of the voyage, according to Disney and passengers who recorded the rescue on video. Passengers were alerted that someone had fallen overboard by an announcement over the ship's loudspeakers, passenger Kevin Furuta said in a social media post. 'On the last day of our Dream voyage and it is an at Sea Day. A girl fell overboard from the 4th deck & her dad went in after her. Right after the incident we heard on the loud speaker MOB Port side!! Thankfully the DCL rescue team was on it immediately and both were saved,' he wrote in the Facebook group Disney Dream Cruise Ship Group. Story continues below advertisement Passenger Laura Amador told CBS News that the ship was 'moving quickly' when the girl fell overboard from the fourth deck. Get daily National news Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. Sign up for daily National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy 'It's crazy how quickly the people became tiny dots in the sea, and then you lost sight of them. The captain slowed the ship and turned it around, and then they deployed a tender ship with people on it to go get them, and we saw them rescue the dad and daughter,' Amador added. A TikTok video shared by user Noeayala32 showed the man treading water with his daughter in his arms. He handed her over to the Disney Dream rescue team before getting in the boat. In a second video, shared from the same account, the girl is sitting close to a woman as the boat is lifted back to the cruise ship. In a statement, a Disney spokesperson said, 'We commend our crew members for their exceptional skills and prompt actions, which ensured the safe return of both guests to the ship within minutes.' 'We are committed to the safety and well-being of our guests, and this incident highlights the effectiveness of our safety protocols,' the company added. Story continues below advertisement According to a 2020 report from the Cruise Lines International Association, the odds of going overboard are unlikely. From 2009 to 2019, there were 212 people reported overboard, with 48 of those passengers successfully rescued. Year over year, there has been a 'significant decline' in both the number of overboard incidents and the number of fatalities. — With files from The Associated Press
Vancouver Sun
5 days ago
- Vancouver Sun
Dad jumps in to save little girl who fell from Disney cruise ship into the Atlantic Ocean
A little girl who fell from a Disney Cruise Line vessel into the Atlantic Ocean, and her father, who jumped in after her, were both rescued by fast-acting crew members on Sunday afternoon. The incident occurred as the Disney Dream was returning to Fort Lauderdale, Fla., following a four-day trip to Lookout Cay at Lighthouse Point, Disney's private island in the Bahamas. The company confirmed the incident and the rescue in an email to National Post. It was also corroborated by several passengers who posted about it on Facebook, shedding more light on what occurred. In the Disney Dream Cruise Ship Group, passenger Kevin Furuta said the child, believed to be four or five years old, fell from the vessel's fourth deck and 'her dad went in after her. 'Right after the incident we heard on the loud speaker MOB Port side,' he wrote on Facebook , using the acronym for man overboard. Furuta said rescue crews wasted no time getting them back aboard. We are on the Disney Dream at sea today and just witnessed a first on a cruise. A little girl fell overboard and her... 'We commend our Crew Members for their exceptional skills and prompt actions, which ensured the safe return of both guests to the ship within minutes,' Disney told National Post. Start your day with a roundup of B.C.-focused news and opinion. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder. The next issue of Sunrise will soon be in your inbox. Please try again Interested in more newsletters? Browse here. 'We are committed to the safety and well-being of our guests, and this incident highlights the effectiveness of our safety protocols.' Passengers Dewayne Smith and Janice Martin-Asuque also posted about the rescue on Facebook, the latter sharing a video showing the man wading with his daughter in the relatively calm waters as the rescue vessel approached. He then hands her off before being helped into the vessel himself. Deck 4 on the 217-foot-tall vessel is surrounded by a walking and jogging track , which Furuta noted in a separate post features a ladder-like railing mostly covered in plexiglass. According to Enchanting Escapes Travel , outward-facing railings measure 43.3 inches, which is above the minimum height of 42 inches set out in the 2010 U.S. Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act. It's not yet clear how the girl fell into the water. Our website is the place for the latest breaking news, exclusive scoops, longreads and provocative commentary. Please bookmark and sign up for our daily newsletter, Posted, here .
