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A huge search was underway Tuesday for a 28-year-old man reported missing from a Carnival cruise ship during “dangerous weather conditions” battering the Gulf of Mexico.
Tyler Barnett of Houma, Louisiana, was reported missing by a family member from the Carnival Glory on Monday afternoon, a day after it left New Orleans.
The cruise ship’s crew reviewed the boat’s security camera footage and last saw him just after midnight Monday.
After launching two aircraft, the Coast Guard had to temporarily pause the search overnight due to gale-force winds and rough seas.
“We are currently searching a large area of more than 200 miles of the ship’s voyage path due to the uncertainty of the potential time of him falling overboard,” the Coast Guard said as it resumed the search Tuesday.
“Coast Guard issued broadcasts and messages to mariners in the Gulf of Mexico notifying them of the missing passenger,” the agency added.
“Dangerous weather conditions in the search area have negatively impacted our search efforts,” it said, saying that additional search assets will be launched “as soon as it is safe to do so.”
Later Tuesday, an Aviation Training Center Mobile HC-144 Ocean Sentry resumed search efforts.
According to the cruise line’s website, the 952-foot-long Carnival Glory ship can hold up to 2,980 passengers and 1,150 crew members.
The cruise ship’s care team is currently supporting the missing man’s family, a spokesperson told The Post.
The Coast Guard is in charge of the search and rescue operations and cleared Carnival Glory to proceed to Montego Bay, Jamaica, as scheduled.
Before docking on Wednesday, the ship is also scheduled to call on Grand Cayman and Cozumel, a Carnival spokesperson said.
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