The passenger who went overboard off the world’s largest cruise ship on Tuesday has been identified by his family as 19-year-old Sigmund Ropich.
He went overboard from Royal Caribbean’s Wonder of the Seas off the coast of Cuba during a seven-day cruise that left from Port Canaveral, Florida, according to U.S. officials and a company spokesperson.
A spokesperson for Royal Caribbean told Fox News Digital that the ship’s crew immediately began a search for the missing person and was working with local authorities.
The individual who went overboard has been identified as 19-year-old Sigmund Ropich, a family member told Fox News Digital.
SEARCH UNDERWAY AFTER PASSENGER ON WORLD’S LARGEST CRUISE SHIP GOES OVERBOARD
Savannah Ropich told Fox News Digital that she has been in touch with the U.S. Embassy in Cuba, which has been working with the Cuban Embassy.
Ropich said Cuban officials are no longer searching at sea, and have moved the search to coast and land.
A Coast Guard spokesperson told …