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☆ 6 cruise passengers have gone overboard in 3 months. Here's why most ships still don't use detection tech for rescues.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( Hannah Towey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +18 min

An average of 19 people go overboard on cruise ships every year, industry data has found. Less than two months after Peale fell overboard, 30-year-old Jaylen Hill also went overboard a Carnival cruise ship. In total, at least five passengers have gone overboard cruise ships this summer, including Hill. The incidents occurred on the cruise ships Carnival Elation, Spectrum of the Seas, Emerald Princess, Mariner of the Seas, and Wonder of the Seas. A Coast Guard spokesperson said there are no regulations preventing cruise lines from installing MOB detection systems on their vessels.

Persons: Ronnie Peale Jr, Peale, Linda Peale, —, Travis Heggie, Hill, Eric Rodriguez, Princess, Joe Perez, Ross Klein, Paul McConnell, Jamie Barnett, James Michael Grimes, Grimes, CLIA, it's, Mike Collier, MOBtronic, Sen, Richard Blumenthal, Collier, Blumenthal, Linda Peale Jennilyn Blosser, Blosser, didn't, Barnett, Jim Walker Organizations: US Coast Guard, Carnival, Coast Guard, Bowling Green State University, Cruise Lines International Association, Jacksonville , Florida . U.S . Coast, Washington Post, Carnival Corporation, U.S . Coast Guard, Getty, Cruise Vessel Security, Safety, Guard, International Cruise Victims Association, Line International Association, USA, Royal Caribbean, International, Organization Locations: Virginia's Shenandoah, Connecticut, Hill, Jacksonville , Florida . U.S, Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut, MOBtronic

☆ 4 people have gone overboard on cruise ships this summer. Here's why most cruise lines don't use technology that could've helped save them.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Hannah Towey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +18 min

An average of 19 people go overboard on cruise ships every year, industry data has found. At 6:36 p.m. — more than 12 hours after Peale fell overboard — Carnival contacted the Coast Guard, according to the agency. Less than two months after Peale fell overboard, 30-year-old Jaylen Hill also went overboard a Carnival cruise ship. Legislation without regulationThe US Coast Guard does not check for man-overboard image capture or detection technology during compliance inspections of cruise ships. A Coast Guard spokesperson said there are no regulations preventing cruise lines from installing MOB detection systems on their vessels.

Persons: Ronnie Peale Jr, Peale, Linda Peale, —, Travis Heggie, Hill, Eric Rodriguez, Joe Perez, Ross Klein, Paul McConnell, Jamie Barnett, James Michael Grimes, Grimes, CLIA, it's, Mike Collier, MOBtronic, Sen, Richard Blumenthal, Collier, Blumenthal, Linda Peale Jennilyn Blosser, Blosser, didn't, Barnett, Jim Walker Organizations: US Coast Guard, Carnival, Coast Guard, Bowling Green State University, Cruise Lines International Association, Royal Caribbean's, Princess Cruises, Jacksonville , Florida . U.S . Coast, Washington Post, Carnival Corporation, U.S . Coast Guard, Getty, Cruise Vessel Security, Safety, Guard, International Cruise Victims Association, Line International Association, USA, Royal Caribbean, International, Organization Locations: Virginia's Shenandoah, Connecticut, Jacksonville , Florida . U.S, Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut, MOBtronic

☆ The Coast Guard has stopped the search for a Carnival cruise passenger who fell overboard
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The search for a Carnival passenger who fell overboard has been suspended, the US Coast Guard said. Ronnie Peale Jr. 35, fell off the Carnival Magic ship and into the water on Monday, officials said. His fiancée said Peale Jr. was on his first-ever cruise and in his "happy place" before he fell. The Coast Guard said it stopped its search for Peale Jr. on Wednesday after scouring 5,171 square miles by air and water over 60 hours. The operator of the cruise ship, Carnival Cruise Lines, contacted the Coast Guard on Monday at around 6:30 p.m., reporting that a passenger fell off the Carnival Magic and into the waters.

Persons: Ronnie Peale Jr, fiancée, Peale, —, Peale Jr, Peale's, Cmdr, Christopher Hooper, " Peale, Jennilyn Michelle Blosser, WTKR, Blosser Organizations: US Coast Guard, Service, Coast Guard, Coast Guard District, Cruise Lines, CNN Locations: Bahamas, Virginia, Jacksonville , Florida

☆ The FBI is investigating the fall of the Carnival cruise passenger who is missing after going overboard on his first cruise: report
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( Huileng Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The FBI is investigating the fall of a Carnival cruise passenger who fell overboard on his first cruise, per Fox News Digital. 35-year-old Ronnie Lee Peale Jr. was returning to Virginia from the Bahamas at the time of the incident on Monday. The Federal Bureau of Investigation is investigating the fall of a Carnival cruise passenger who fell overboard on his first cruise, Fox News Digital reported on Wednesday. The passenger, 35-year-old Ronnie Lee Peale Jr., was on a Carnival cruise ship returning to Virginia from the Bahamas at the time of the incident. Peale Jr. "loved the cruise life," Blosser told WTKR.

Persons: Ronnie Lee Peale Jr, Peale, Insider's Natalie Musumeci, Hannah Towey, Michelle Blosser, WTKR, Peale's, Peale Jr, Blosser, Cruise Organizations: FBI, Fox News Digital, United States Coast Guard, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Fox, US Coast Guard Locations: Virginia, Bahamas, Norfolk

☆ 10 Things in Tech: Amazon Prime versus Walmart Plus, BMW adds gaming to its luxury sedan, and Nvidia enters the trillion-dollar club
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( Diamond Naga Siu | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Tesla Inc CEO Elon Musk dances onstage during a delivery event for Tesla China-made Model 3 cars in Shanghai Aly Song/Reuters1. Amazon Prime vs. Walmart Plus. Meanwhile, Amazon Prime has more streaming content and access to its infamous Prime Day. Carnival Cruise Lines ships in Marseille. Man who went overboard on a Carnival cruise ship is still missing.

Persons: I'm, Siu, Z, Elana Klein, Elon Musk, Shanghai Aly Song, Elon, —, Nicole Miranda, Gerard Bottino, Ronnie Lee Peale Jr, Caleb Hammer, Diamond Naga Siu, Alistair Barr, Nathan Rennolds Organizations: Tesla, Nvidia, Google, Amazon, Walmart Plus, Walmart, BMW, Cruise Locations: Tesla China, Shanghai, China, Beijing, Marseille, Jacksonville , Florida, San Diego, San Francisco, London

☆ The Carnival cruise passenger who went overboard and remains missing was on his first cruise and it became his 'happy place,' his fiancée said
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-31 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The man who went overboard on a Carnival cruise ship was on his first-ever cruise, his partner said. "He loved the cruise life," Jennilyn Michelle Blosser told WTKR of her fiancé, Ronnie Lee Peale Jr.Peale Jr. fell off the Carnival Magic ship early Monday and remains missing. The man who remains missing after falling overboard on a Carnival cruise sail returning from the Bahamas was in a "happy place" on his first-ever cruise before tragedy struck, his partner said. The United States Coast Guard said crews had already spent 19 hours searching for Peale Jr. across 4,044 square miles. Crews were continuing their search for Peale Jr. on Wednesday morning, the Coast Guard said.

Persons: Michelle Blosser, WTKR, Ronnie Lee Peale Jr, Peale Jr, Blosser, Peale, Crews Organizations: Morning, CNN, Cruise, United States Coast Guard, Peale Jr, Coast Guard Locations: Bahamas, Virginia, Jacksonville , Florida

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