They are looking for a 30-year-old tourist who fell into the sea from a cruise ship

The United States Coast Guard reported this Wednesday that it is searching for a 30-year-old crew member of the MSC Seascape cruise ship who is believed to have fallen overboard near the municipality of Aguadilla, in western Puerto Rico.

According to the statement released by the authorities, the man fell overboard from a height of approximately 9.7 meters. According to the Coast Guard, the crew member was wearing a white shirt and red shorts.

The Coast Guard received the alert at nine pm on Tuesday, when the cruise ship was heading from San Juan to Puerto Plata, in the Dominican Republic. The cruise ship reported that it launched a life preserver, three lifebuoys and a rescue boat to search for the tourist.

The security guards coordinated the takeoff of a Coast Guard helicopter and diverted Coast Guard personnel to the scene. Once on scene, the Coast Guard crew deployed a self-locating data buoy that measures ocean currents to assist in the search.

At approximately 7:30 a.m. Wednesday morning, the Coast Guard crew reported locating the three lifebuoys that were launched from the cruise ship.