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Passenger falls from cruise ship near Singapore

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="This photo taken from the passenger capsule of the Singapore Flyer shows the skyline of high-rise buildings around Marina Bay in Singapore on March 8, 2019. Roslan Rahman, AFP/file" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/afp/07/14/20210714-singapore.jpg"/><figcaption>This photo taken from the passenger capsule of the Singapore Flyer shows the skyline of high-rise buildings around Marina Bay in Singapore on March 8, 2019. <em>Roslan Rahman, AFP/file</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>SINGAPORE - A search operation was launched Monday after a passenger fell overboard from a cruise ship on its way to Singapore, authorities said.</p><p>The passenger fell off the Spectrum of the Seas in the Singapore Strait en route to the city-state, Singapore&#x27;s Maritime and Port Authority said.</p><p>The authority said its Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre was leading a search and rescue operation to find the missing passenger.</p><p>The crew of the Cyprus-flagged ship was &quot;supporting with investigations&quot;, the center said.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/07/31/23/nbi-recommends-graft-charges-vs-tanker-owners-crew">NBI recommends graft charges vs MT Princess Empress owners, crew</a></li></ul><p>The ship&#x27;s operator, Royal Caribbean International, said crew members had immediately launched an effort to find the missing passenger.</p><p>&quot;The ship has since been cleared by the authorities and sailed as scheduled on Monday evening,&quot; it said in a statement.</p><p>An itinerary showed the vessel was due to depart Singapore on Monday on a 12-night cruise to Japan.</p><p>The operator did not give further details, citing &quot;privacy and respect&quot; for the missing person&#x27;s family.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/F9fSJwFauI8?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

The passenger fell off the Spectrum of the Seas in the Singapore Strait en route to the city-state, Singapore's Maritime and Port Authority said.