Coast Guard searches for missing Carnival cruise ship passenger

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• Coast Guard suspends search for dad of two who went missing on Carnival cruise
• Coast Guard suspends search for missing Carnival Cruise passenger Kevin McGrath
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• Carnival cruise passenger reported missing after ship returns to port in Miami
• Carnival Cruise Surveillance Video Confirms Missing Passenger Jumped Overboard

The passenger’s grandmother told NBC News his passenger card was last used at the ship’s casino and later at his cabin, adding his phone was left in his room and his bed wasn’t slept in. The Coast Guard is searching an approximately 200-mile area for an unaccounted-for 28-year-old man from the Carnival Glory cruise ship. Anderson said he began to hear announcements for the missing passenger to check in with guest services, and "noticed security starting to search the boat with a photo of the missing (passenger) in their phones." Mason said she did not think Barnett would take his own life, and there is no security footage of anyone going overboard.

Coast Guard suspends search for dad of two who went missing on Carnival cruise

The missing man was with his sister at a bar Wednesday evening and left around 11 p.m. The man did not return to his stateroom that evening, and his sister reported him missing the next morning. "In the video we showed to his family, he can be seen intentionally opening a gate, walking into a restricted area, and jumping from a lifeboat," a Carnival spokesperson told FOX Business in a statement. The passenger, identified as Kevin McGrath, was aboard a Carnival Cruise from Miami to Bimini, Bahamas, over the Labor Day holiday weekend but was reported missing following an “extensive search” upon the vessel’s docking. A spokesperson with the US Coast Guard told Insider that air and surface crews are still actively searching for McGrath near Port Miami and along the South Florida shore. The missing person's report came right as passengers were beginning to disembark in PortMiami following the the four-day Bahamas venture, the cruise line said.

Coast Guard suspends search for missing Carnival Cruise passenger Kevin McGrath

The Coast Guard dispatched the 87-foot cutter Tarpon from St. Petersburg, a Hercules aircraft based out of Clearwater, and a Miami-based Ocean Sentry aircraft to search for Hill. After being unable to locate McGrath, the cruise company contacted the Coast Guard and Miami police. Miami-Dade police eventually cleared the Carnival Conquest to set sail again.

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The Coast Guard was forced to temporarily suspend its efforts overnight due to extreme weather, but it resumed Tuesday morning. "I just want answers, and I'm holding out for hope," Barnett's grandmother Dirlean Tate Mason told NBC News in a story published on Tuesday. "We have informed the U.S. Coast Guard and are providing assistance to the guest’s family that was traveling with him," they added. According to a missing person poster shared by Miami Dade Police, McGrath was last seen wearing a black T-shirt and shorts with grey sneakers.

What We Know About Search For Missing Carnival Cruise Passenger Who Disappeared In Gulf Of Mexico

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The search for 28-year-old Tyler Barnett of Houma, Louisiana, resumed Wednesday morning after being paused due to severe weather conditions and safety concerns. A graduate of New York University's Arthur L. Carter School of Journalism, she previously worked at NBC News' TODAY Digital. Carnival's Care Team is "providing support to the family members of the missing guest who were sailing with him and remain on board," Lupoli said. The Coast Guard shared video footage of the rescue on Twitter, showing the moment the man was found and brought aboard an agency helicopter. "The guest was not detected by surveillance systems, including U.S. Customs and Border Patrol during the debarkation process," the company said. "He can be seen climbing on a lifeboat and jumping from there," the spokesperson said.

A 65-year-old woman was found dead after jumping overboard in 2015, and another passenger, a 21-year-old student, was never found after falling overboard south of the Bahamas that same year. Coast Guard crews were searching 3,300 square nautical miles off the coast of Florida for Kevin McGrath, 26, who was reported missing by his family after he failed to show up to breakfast on the ship Monday morning. "Only on Tuesday were we advised of the possibility of him wearing a different shirt, which allowed our security team to change the profile of the guest as we searched onboard video," the Carnival spokesperson said. "We have informed the U.S. Coast Guard and are providing assistance to the guest’s family that was traveling with him." It was only on Tuesday that the ship's security team was informed the missing passenger might have been wearing a different shirt, which allowed crew members to search video from the ship more accurately, the spokesperson said.

The Carnival Glory continued on its journey, porting in Montego Bay, Jamaica, on Wednesday before heading for Grand Cayman Island for a stop Thursday, according to CruiseMapper. “He appeared to be suffering from mild hypothermia, shock, dehydration, but his condition overall appeared stable,” Gross told WWL-TV, adding the man was taken for medical care. He “may be in need of services” and police have asked anyone with information to contact authorities. "Tyler was my only son, my firstborn. He was my everything in life! He was the air I breathed. He was the beat of my heart. I feel as if my heart no longer beats." The Coast Guard also issued messages "to mariners in the Gulf of Mexico notifying them of the missing passenger."

Carnival cruise passenger reported missing after ship returns to port in Miami

The Carnival Magic ship departed from Norfolk, Virginia, on Thursday and returned to Norfolk on Tuesday, WTKR reported. The ship departed from New Orleans on November 23, bound for stops in Cozumel and Progreso on its five-day cruise. Barnett's sister, Destiny Barnett, who was also on the ship, told NBC News, "It makes you feel crazy to be stuck on a ship where everyone else is having a good time. It was supposed to be a vacation, but for us, it's hell." The 26-year-old was set to meet his family for breakfast ahead of the ship’s return, however, his family said that he never showed up for the meal, Miami-Dade Police told The Post. McGrath was supposed to meet his family for breakfast ahead of the ship's return to port but he never arrived for the meal, authorities said. "We greatly appreciate the efforts of all, most especially the U.S. Coast Guard and the mariner who spotted the guest in the water," Lupoli told CBS News.

Carnival Cruise Surveillance Video Confirms Missing Passenger Jumped Overboard

There have been several high-profile cruise ship disappearances that were never solved. A British crew member of the Disney Wonder ship, Rebessa Coriam, has been missing for more than 12 years. She was last seen on CCTV footage in the crew lounge onboard the ship in March of 2011, but was not found anywhere onboard the ship following her disappearance and there is no evidence she went overboard. The investigation into her case has been criticized by the public and her family. Chris Matheson, a former member of British Parliament, said in 2015 her case "smells like a crime has taken place." Amy Lynn Bradley famously went missing during a Caribbean cruise when she was 23 years old in 1998. Her father awoke one morning to find her missing and investigators have rejected claims she may have fallen overboard due to her history as a strong swimmer and no sign of her body in the water.

Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. The agency has officially identified the missing man as Tyler Barnett of Houma, Louisiana. Carnival Cruises has come under pressure to answer questions surrounding the disappearance of a passenger over the Labor Day weekend.

The search team surveyed the waters via boats and helicopter for more than 80 hours combined but saw no sign of McGrath and decided to suspend the mission Thursday, a Coast Guard spokesperson told Fox News. "New security footage discovered by Carnival Glory shows the man jumping off the cruise ship," the Coast Guard posted to X, formerly known as Twitter, on Tuesday night. NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard says a passenger who went overboard from a cruise ship in the Gulf of Mexico was rescued on Thanksgiving after likely being in the water for hours.

Tyler Barnett, of Houma, La., was last seen around midnight on Monday morning after the ship left Sunday for a week-long Western Caribbean cruise, according to the Coast Guard which is conducting the search. In a remarkable act of service and good fortune, a man reported missing from the Carnival Valor sailing in the Gulf of Mexico was found in the water and rescued on Thursday, according to the US Coast Guard. Dirlean Tate Mason, Barnett's grandmother, told NBC News his passenger card was last used at the ship’s casino and then later at his cabin door, but that his phone was in his room and his bed was not slept in. Meanwhile, Carnival Cruise Line said its Care Team “is supporting the missing guest's family on board” the ship, which "arrived today to Montego Bay, Jamaica as planned." "Our thoughts remain with the guest’s family for their loss," the spokesperson said.

Jeffrey Maltzman, Royal Caribbean's attorney, told ABC News in 2009 there was no evidence of a cover-up. It follows another missing person report from July, when 30-year-old Jaylen Hill disappeared while aboard a carnival cruise ship in Florida. The cruise line said it made announcements over the ship's intercoms, and passengers reported security searching the ship with a photo of the missing man on their phones. The Valor then began retracing her route to support search and rescue efforts. All cruise ships are required to have 42-inch guard rails and man-overboard imaging under the 2010 Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act.

The US Coast Guard has suspended its search for a married Louisiana dad of two who was reported missing from a Carnival cruise ship earlier this week. The United States Coast Guard said in a tweet on Tuesday that crews were searching for a 35-year-old man who fell off the Carnival Magic ship about 186 miles east of Jacksonville, Florida, on Monday. He still was nowhere to be found when all passengers disembarked the ship, and the family reported him missing, the publication reported. The cruise ship’s cameras and overboard detection system, however, showed no indication that McGrath went overboard during the cruise from Miami to the Bahamas, Miami-Dade police said.

On Tuesday, USCG Heartland told FOX Business the ship did not have footage or evidence that showed Barnett went overboard; however, he was not located on the vessel. The crews covered more than 1,347 square miles — an area nearly the size of Long Island — while looking for Hill, but their efforts yielded no results and the search was called off. While the passenger's mom told Business Insider she was hopeful he was still alive, she said that she was worried he might not have survived. She also said she found out from family — not the cruise line — that her son was missing.