A rescue operation was temporarily underway Thursday after a Carnival Cruise Line ship received an alert about a potential overboard situation, which later turned out to be a false alarm.
The crew of the Carnival Radiance was responding to a potential overboard alert near the waters off Ensenada, Mexico after some guests reported hearing a splash in the water, the cruise line said.
“The ship returned to the area where there was a potential sighting of an individual to conduct a rescue operation,” the cruise line told Fox News Digital. “In the meantime, the crew completed a full guest and crew headcount as is our standard safety protocol and all guests and crew have been accounted for.
“The splash could have very well been a whale but there is no way to confirm that. In any case, all on board are accounted for and the ship will resume its itinerary,” the statement continued.
The Radiance sails from Long Beach, California, to Ensenada, about 75 miles south of the southern border near San Diego.
Fox News Digital has reached out to the U.S. Coast Guard.
FBI INVESTIGATING PASSENGER DEATH ABOARD CARNIVAL CRUISE SHIP AFTER RETURN TO MIAMI
Earlier this month, a Carnival passenger was found dead on a Carnival ship.
Anna Kepner, a varsity cheerleader who wanted to join the Navy after graduating from high school and eventually become a K-9 police officer, was found dead Nov. 7 while the ship was in the Gulf of America.
“The ship returned to PortMiami (the Port of Miami) as planned on Saturday morning, Nov. 8, and the FBI has advised that there is no related threat to safety aboard as it sails its current voyage,” a Carnival spokesperson previously told Fox News Digital.
