The 14 people were on a small boat when they were rescued Sunday by crew members on Royal Caribbean's Icon of the Seas, the world's largest cruise ship.
The 14 people were on a small boat when they were rescued Sunday by crew members on the world's largest cruise ship.A Royal Caribbean spokesperson said the ship"encountered a small vessel adrift and in need of assistance" Sunday.
"The ship’s crew immediately launched a rescue operation, safely bringing 14 people onboard," the spokesperson said."The crew provided them with medical attention, and is working closely with the U.S. Coast Guard." The cruise, which began in Miami, was headed for Honduras when the rescue happened, passengers said. Passengers captured video of the crew using a small vessel to ferry the group to the safety of the cruise ship.The crew broadcast “Code Oscar, Code Oscar, Code Oscar,” over the loudspeakers, Alessandra Amodio said in a report on After the rescue, Amodio said, the cruise ship’s captain announced the crew had rescued 14 people stranded at sea for eight days. NBC6's Kris Anderson gives us a sneak peek inside the largest cruise ship in the world, the Icon of the Seas.The Icon of the Seas boasts 18 decks and six waterslides, and it can accommodate more than 5,500 passengers. It has 2,850 staterooms and seven swimming pools. The colossal ship is 1,198 feet long, dwarfing the Titanic, which was 882.9 feet long. It departed on its maiden voyage on Jan. 27 from Miami, U.S. food drops over Gaza are criticized as too little and ineffective
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