Disaster● Low11m ago · Nov 9, 2026, 4:35 AM
Pianist falls from cruise ship and is rescued after 9 hours drifting in Pacific Ocean
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from NOS Buitenland · North America
A cruise ship pianist was rescued almost 30 kilometers off the Californian coast, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. He had presumably been drifting for about nine hours after falling overboard during the night. How the man fell from the fourteen-deck cruise ship is not yet clear.
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