Man leaps from cruise ship
2009-01-13 10:02
Sydney - An Australian cruise ship in the South Pacific on Tuesday turned full circle to pick up a drunken passenger who jumped overboard after an all-night party.
It took the 70 000-ton Pacific Dawn 45 minutes to return to the point where the 22-year-old Sydney man was seen by crew leaping from the deck.
A spokesperson for P&O Cruises said the Pacific Dawn was near Port Vila, Vanuatu, on a 10-day cruise from Sydney when the incident occurred.
"The passenger was rescued quickly because of the immediate reaction of our crew," the spokesperson said. "It was a textbook rescue operation and we are very pleased that our passenger was returned safely to the ship."
The passenger will be put off at Port Vila.
- DPA