MSC Cruises confirmed to Business Insider on Saturday that the man went overboard, saying that their search and investigation "confirmed that the passenger intentionally jumped overboard." Upon the ship's arrival in Brazil's Port of Recife, the company said authorities investigated the incident but determined there were "no suspicious circumstances and there was no case to be pursued."
Brazil's Federal Police did not respond to a request for comment from Business Insider.
The MSC Armonia was making a transatlantic voyage between Spain and Brazil when the man jumped, according to the cruise line. The man was reported missing at about 9 a.m. on Wednesday, industry publication Cruise Hive reported. Per the outlet, the ship's security reviewed surveillance footage and found that the man went overboard at about 5 a.m.
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The passenger, who was traveling with his partner, has not been identified, Cruise Hive reported.
Just two days before the MSC crew member disappeared, a 28-year-old Carnival cruise passenger fell from a ship near New Orleans. While the company said that the passenger, Tyler Barnett of Houma, Louisiana, jumped from the ship, his family said he slipped — and that they only learned of his disappearance from family members, not from Carnival itself.
