On Sunday morning, around 3 am, a passenger aboard the Silversea Silver Shadow went overboard. How or why he went overboard is still a mystery, but many media outlets including Cruise Critic and the Miami Herald are reporting that the passenger, 62-year-old Ronald Shulman, was rescued about 20 miles east of Miami by a Coast Guard helicopter at 7:45 am on Sunday. Miraculously, Mr. Shulman did not suffer any major injuries during the ordeal.
It's been reported that Shulman was traveling alone on this Caribbean voyage, so we don't yet know how Silversea knew he went overboard It appears that perhaps another passenger must have seen or heard something and wasted no time alerting the crew. In fact, it's the crew that actually spotted Mr. Shulman in the ocean and threw him a life ring to keep him afloat until the Coast Guard was able to assist.
The entire crew of Silver Shadow proved their meddle on Sunday. Silver Shadow arrived late at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale and turned the ship around for her next itinerary.
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—Andrea M. Rotondo for LuxuryCruiseBible.com
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