NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard was searching for a person in the water about 157 nautical miles south of Pensacola, Fla., on Thursday, April 27. Coast Guard Sector Mobile, Ala., received a report from the cruise ship Carnival Fantasy at 5:35 p.m. April 26 of a man with dark hair, wearing a red shirt, and seen face down in the water. A passenger aboard the cruise ship initially spotted the man and alerted crew members. The cruise ship conducted searches in the area for some two hours. An HC-144 Ocean Sentry aircraft and crew was diverted at 11:42 a.m. on Thursday to assist in the search. Anyone with information is requested to contact Sector Mobile at (251) 441-6211. (Source: Coast Guard 04/27/17)
UPDATE: The Coast Guard has suspended its search for the person in the water some 157 nautical miles off of Pensacola. The search was suspended at 7:16 p.m. after searching a total of 434 square nautical miles.
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