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Yahoo
a day ago
- Yahoo
Child fell overboard on Disney Cruise: How girl fell off ship, what are safety precautions?
A potential Disney Cruise Line tragedy turned into a heroic adventure after a child went overboard June 29. Eyewitness accounts claim a girl fell off the fourth level of the cruise ship and saw her dad jump in after the child. The rescue team was able to save both people port side, or the left side of the ship. What kind of safety precautions does Disney Cruise Line have in effect? Here's what we know: A Facebook post by Kevin Furuta stated: "On the last day of our Dream voyage and it is an at Sea Day. A girl fell overboard from the 4th deck & her dad went in after her. Right after the incident we heard on the loud speaker MOB Port side!! Thankfully, the DCL rescue team was on it immediately and both were saved!" A Disney Cruise Line spokesperson confirmed the incident to USA Today: "The Crew aboard the Disney Dream swiftly rescued two guests from the water. We commend our Crew Members for their exceptional skills and prompt actions, which ensured the safe return of both guests to the ship within minutes. We are committed to the safety and well-being of our guests, and this incident highlights the effectiveness of our safety protocols." The Disney Dream was returning to Fort Lauderdale from a four-night Bahamian trip, including a stop at Disney's Lookout Cay at Lighthouse Point. As first reported by The Street, emergency code 'Mr. M.O.B.' (man overboard) hit the ship's intercom. As of Monday morning, June 30, it remained unclear how the child fell overboard off the Disney Cruise Line ship. Disney Cruise Line has several safety precautions in place to prevent people from falling overboard. Here's what we know from and All guests are required to participate in a pre-departure assembly drill to comply with U.S. Coast Guard and international safety regulations. The ship has plexiglass safety barriers. Railings are 42 inches or more to help prevent falls. There is 24/7 security and surveillance. Strict check-in and check-out policies help keep children from wandering alone. Lifeguards supervise all pools. Ships are equipped with overboard detection systems designed to alert the ship's crew to overboard incidents. For more on Disney Cruise Line safety precautions, visit Chris Sims is a digital producer at IndyStar. Follow him on Twitter: @ChrisFSims. This article originally appeared on Oklahoman: Disney Cruise child overboard: Why did girl fall off ship?
Global News
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Global News
Dad jumps into ocean to save daughter who fell overboard on Disney cruise ship
A horrifying moment turned into a harrowing rescue when a father leapt into the ocean to save his daughter, who fell overboard while on a Disney cruise ship on its way back to South Florida. Crew members from the Disney Dream rescue team pulled the girl and her father into a small boat on Sunday as the cruise ship was returning to Fort Lauderdale, Fla., from the Bahamas on the last day of the voyage, according to Disney and passengers who recorded the rescue on video. Passengers were alerted that someone had fallen overboard by an announcement over the ship's loudspeakers, passenger Kevin Furuta said in a social media post. 'On the last day of our Dream voyage and it is an at Sea Day. A girl fell overboard from the 4th deck & her dad went in after her. Right after the incident we heard on the loud speaker MOB Port side!! Thankfully the DCL rescue team was on it immediately and both were saved,' he wrote in the Facebook group Disney Dream Cruise Ship Group. Story continues below advertisement Passenger Laura Amador told CBS News that the ship was 'moving quickly' when the girl fell overboard from the fourth deck. Get daily National news Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. Sign up for daily National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy 'It's crazy how quickly the people became tiny dots in the sea, and then you lost sight of them. The captain slowed the ship and turned it around, and then they deployed a tender ship with people on it to go get them, and we saw them rescue the dad and daughter,' Amador added. A TikTok video shared by user Noeayala32 showed the man treading water with his daughter in his arms. He handed her over to the Disney Dream rescue team before getting in the boat. In a second video, shared from the same account, the girl is sitting close to a woman as the boat is lifted back to the cruise ship. In a statement, a Disney spokesperson said, 'We commend our crew members for their exceptional skills and prompt actions, which ensured the safe return of both guests to the ship within minutes.' 'We are committed to the safety and well-being of our guests, and this incident highlights the effectiveness of our safety protocols,' the company added. Story continues below advertisement According to a 2020 report from the Cruise Lines International Association, the odds of going overboard are unlikely. From 2009 to 2019, there were 212 people reported overboard, with 48 of those passengers successfully rescued. Year over year, there has been a 'significant decline' in both the number of overboard incidents and the number of fatalities. — With files from The Associated Press
Mint
2 days ago
- General
- Mint
Disney Cruise rescue: Hero dad's brave rescue after daughter falls into ocean
A Disney Dream cruise turned into a scene of high-stakes heroism on June 29 when a little girl fell overboard as the ship sailed between The Bahamas and Florida. Her father jumped into the ocean to save her, sparking an emergency response captured on video and shared widely on social media. According to initial reports and passenger accounts, the girl fell from Deck 4, an area featuring a walking track lined with plexiglass safety barriers. 'A little girl fell overboard and her father jumped in to save her,' passenger Mary Ann Sutherland wrote in a Facebook post, adding, 'apparently the dad sat her on the railing.' Passenger Kevin Furuta described the tense moment: 'Her dad went in after her. Right after the incident, we heard on the loudspeaker, 'MOB [Man overboard] Port side!!' Thankfully, the DCL rescue team was on it immediately and both were saved!' The emergency announcement of 'Mr. M.O.B.'—the code for 'man overboard'—rang out over the ship's intercom, prompting crew members to launch a rescue operation. The Daily Mail reported that the father was able to keep his daughter afloat for about 20 minutes in the ocean until Disney Cruise Line staff reached them with a lifeboat. Video footage posted by passenger Janice Martin-Asuque showed the rescue boat approaching the pair in choppy seas before bringing them aboard. According to the Disney Dream Cruise Ship Facebook Group, the girl fell from the ship's fourth deck, prompting her father to jump in after her. In a statement to USA TODAY, a Disney Cruise Line spokesperson commended the crew for their fast action: 'The Crew aboard the Disney Dream swiftly rescued two guests from the water. We commend our Crew Members for their exceptional skills and prompt actions, which ensured the safe return of both guests to the ship within minutes. We are committed to the safety and well-being of our guests, and this incident highlights the effectiveness of our safety protocols.' Multiple passengers confirmed the incident occurred while the Disney Dream was sailing back to Fort Lauderdale following a four-night Bahamian itinerary. The cause of the fall remains under investigation. Disney Cruise Line has not yet confirmed how the child ended up over the railing, which is designed to prevent such accidents. Both the father and daughter were reportedly unharmed after the ordeal.
2 days ago
- Entertainment
Father jumps overboard after daughter falls off Disney cruise ship
Videos of the dramatic rescue has gone viral on social media. 0:54 A Disney cruise to the Bahamas ended with a terrifying twist over the weekend after a young girl fell overboard and her father leapt in to save her. The incident occurred aboard the Disney Dream off the port of Fort Lauderdale on Sunday, where the ship was returning from a four-night cruise to the Bahamas. Dramatic footage shows the rescue crew from the Disney Dream using a small yellow boat to pull the pair from the water. Passengers aboard the cruise later confirmed that a man overboard emergency code went out over the ship's intercom and that the crew immediately went into rescue mode. Videos of the rescue have garnered hundreds of views on social media. Another passenger wrote in a Disney Dream Cruise Ship group on Facebook that the girl fell "from the fourth deck and her dad went in after her -- Thankfully the DCL rescue team was on it immediately and both were saved!" A spokesperson for Disney Cruise Line told ABC News in a statement, "The Crew aboard the Disney Dream swiftly rescued two guests from the water. We commend our Crew Members for their exceptional skills and prompt actions, which ensured the safe return of both guests to the ship within minutes. We are committed to the safety and well-being of our guests, and this incident highlights the effectiveness of our safety protocols."
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
'It's time to move on' - fans on Dominic Calvert-Lewin departure
[Getty Images] We asked for your views on Dominic Calvert-Lewin leaving Everton this summer and whether you wished he would have stayed. Here are some of your comments: Jack: I think it's best for both DCL and Everton that he moves on. He's not the player he was two or three years ago. His persistent injuries have not helped so, thank you for your time here and good luck in the future. Advertisement Tony: Although I appreciate his initial hard work and goals, his later years were more about his injuries than his goals and output. A team cannot progress with injury prone players. So with a heavy heart, we wish him all the best for the future. Andy: Calvert-Lewin has done a job for the last few seasons but if we're going to escape the relegation battles, we need to find a striker who will deliver more and push us up the table. Shake hands and wish him the best. Chris: It's a shame we couldn't hold on to him for one more season as a squad player with a generous contract until we could get a new striker. Ian: DCL was offered a contract by Everton as were other players who have now left. You cannot keep offering top dollar salaries and extensive contracts when the player is unproductive, struggling for form and subject to numerous injuries. Good luck to DCL but in reality, it's his loss not Everton's. Advertisement Paul: I do like Dominic but it's time to move on, he just can't stay fit and score regular goals. We have to adapt and ask the rest of the squad to contribute to goals, it's how most teams play now and it's makes sense. Jamie: His decision best suits all parties. Some really memorable headers at the Gwladys Street end but overall, he always struck me as a someone who played within himself. Almost as if he was scared of getting injured - again.
