{"id":614537,"date":"2026-04-18T06:45:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T06:45:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/614537\/"},"modified":"2026-04-18T06:45:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T06:45:09","slug":"search-underway-after-passenger-allegedly-jumps-overboard-sydney-bound-ship-near-moreton-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/614537\/","title":{"rendered":"Search underway after passenger allegedly jumps overboard Sydney-bound ship near Moreton Island"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Authorities are searching for a passenger who apparently jumped overboard a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.9news.com.au\/cruise\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"cruise\">cruise<\/a> ship bound for Sydney.<\/p>\n<p>Carnival Splendor, a cruise ship owned by Carnival Cruise Lines, reported a male passenger had fallen around 30km north-east of Moreton Island, Queensland last night.<\/p>\n<p>A Carnival Cruise Line spokesperson said family of the passenger notified the crew, who subsequently told authorities.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/5d2c6bd4-f13b-40a6-a461-4696a92ec5db.jpeg\"   alt=\"Carnival Splendor sails in Australia, New Zealand, and the South Pacific.\"\/>Carnival Splendor sails in Australia, New Zealand, and the South Pacific. (Wolter Peeters)<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;\ufeffCarnival confirmed on Saturday that Carnival Splendor was assisting authorities search for a guest who apparently climbed over the safety railing and jumped overboard as the ship was sailing from Moreton Island towards Sydney overnight,&#8221; the spokesperson said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A review of the CCTV footage confirmed the guest&#8217;s action.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The spokesperson added the company would continue to assist authorities once the ship docks in Sydney tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;\ufeffCarnival&#8217;s Care Team is supporting the guest&#8217;s family and our thoughts and prayers are with them and their loved one,&#8221; the spokesperson said.<\/p>\n<p>A search and rescue effort is now underway, being led by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.9news.com.au\/australia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"Australian\">Australian<\/a> Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA).<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;[AMSA] has tasked its Cairns and Melbourne-based Challenger jets, five rescue helicopters from around the metropolitan Brisbane area, and six surface vessels into the area, with Queensland Police assisting AMSA with the operation,&#8221; an AMSA spokesperson said in a statement.\ufeff<\/p>\n<p>Carnival Splendor \ufeffsails in Australia, New Zealand, and the South Pacific region, according to Carnival Australia&#8217;s website.<\/p>\n<p>It is 952 feet \ufeff(290m) long, and can hold over 3000 passengers and 1150 crew onboard.<\/p>\n<p>If you or someone you know is in need of support contact Lifeline on 13 11 14 or Beyond Blue. In the event of an emergency dial Triple Zero (000).<\/p>\n<p>NEVER MISS A STORY: Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Authorities are searching for a passenger who apparently jumped overboard a cruise ship bound for Sydney. Carnival Splendor,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":614538,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[64,63,99],"class_list":{"0":"post-614537","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-business","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-business"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/614537","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=614537"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/614537\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/614538"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=614537"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=614537"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=614537"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}