Video shows Briton’s jump from liner

A BRITISH passenger who disappeared from the world’s biggest cruise ship in waters near Mexico can be seen jumping overboard in CCTV footage, the cruise line said.

The 30-year-old man, who has not been named, went missing from the Allure of the Seas on Friday as the ship sailed from Florida to Cozumel – an island south of Cancun.

Video footage shows the passenger, who dropped from the balcony in his stateroom, “intentionally went overboard” and “did not fall”, the Royal Caribbean International cruise line said.

The assessment of the images appears to contradict a report from a traveller who claimed to have seen the man falling over railings.

The Mexican navy and coastguard were later drafted in to assist with the search.

Public announcements were made on the ship after the passenger went missing before a search of the vessel was launched to locate him.

“A review of the ship’s closed-circuit camera footage observed the 30-year-old British male guest going over the balcony railing in his stateroom on deck 11,” a Royal Caribbean spokesman said.

“The location of the ship at the time was marked on the ship’s global positioning system and the US and Mexican coastguards were alerted.

“Allure of the Seas, along with Mexican coastguard, navy and pilot boat, conducted a search for the missing guest.”