The Coast Guard on Thursday suspended a search for a missing cruise ship passenger from Australia about 500 miles south of Kailua-Kona.
“After reviewing all relevant information of the case and discussing it with the next-of-kin, the Coast Guard has made the difficult decision to suspend the active search for the passenger aboard the Quantum of the Seas,” said Kevin Cooper, a search and rescue mission coordinator for the Joint Rescue Coordination Center Honolulu.
JRCC Honolulu received a report from the cruise ship of a man overboard at 11:03 p.m. Tuesday evening.
The crew of the cruise ship remained on scene to search for approximately two hours before resuming course for the Big Island.
A Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point C-130 Hercules aircrew searched for the passenger Wednesday.