Royal Caribbean investigators and Mexican authorities are searching for a British man, who reportedly went overboard from his balcony cabin on Allure of the Seas Friday.
UPDATE: The man has now been identified as Kenneth John Gemmell from Bailieborough, Co Cavan, Ireland. Authorities have already visited the home of his parents.
UPDATE: The family has issued an urgent request for information from anyone who might have met Kenneth on the cruise. They say they just want to help bring closure to this tragedy. Read that story here.
The ships' crew was alerted by a fellow passenger who saw the 30 year old go over the rail. Coastguard and naval vessels are conducting a search.
Last week's Allure cruise was a gay and lesbian charter organised by Atlantis Events.
According to Royal Caribbean: "As Allure of the Seas was sailing to Cozumel, Mexico, a guest witnessed another guest going overboard. The ship made multiple public announcements and began a complete search of the ship, in efforts to locate the guest. When the guest did not respond to the pages and was not found onboard, the Captain alerted the local authorities of the situation.
"A review of the ship's closed-circuit camera footage observed the 30-year-old British guest going over the balcony railing in his stateroom on deck 11. The location of the ship at the time the guest went overboard was marked on the ship's Global Positioning System (GPS) and the U.S. and Mexican Coast Guard were alerted.
The British website 'Pink News' is reporting that Royal Caribbean said the incident, as witnessed by a fellow passenger and closed circuit television, showed the man intentionally going overboard.
The search will continue for 72 hours, or until Gemmell is found.
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