Cruise ship pianist rescued after nine hours in water, Digi Mart USA News: A cruise ship pianist was rescued from the water after an estimated nine hours at sea, according to a report by the US broadcaster CBS, as cited by Swiss broadcaster SRF.
Authorities believe the pianist was in the water for about nine hours. After two fishermen pulled him from the water, they triggered an emergency distress call, and a Newport Beach lifeguard team responded to assist.
The pianist, whose identity has not yet been disclosed, was taken to hospital. According to the US Coast Guard, which is investigating the incident and the circumstances of the fall into the sea, he is expected to survive.
One of the rescuers attributed the man’s ability to survive so long in the water to unusually warm weather and water this year. “The water temperature was about 24 degrees,” said Sean Norton, one of the two fishermen.
“In another year, he would never have survived that.”
Royal Caribbean said it would not release further details out of respect for the privacy of the employee.
