Cruise ship passenger falls overboard
Aug. 13—Hawaii island police said they have launched a missing person investigation after a 59-year-old man fell overboard while on a cruise ship a...
Aug. 13—Hawaii island police said they have launched a missing person investigation after a 59-year-old man fell overboard while on a cruise ship at sea early Friday morning. Video surveillance footage taken aboard the ship showed a person believed to be Kenneth Schwalbe of California falling from the ship, according to a press release. The Coast Guard was notified and a search initiated. Based on the time of the video footage at 4:18 a.m. combined with the ship's coordinates, it was determined by the ship's captain that the vessel was approximately 8 miles offshore Hilo when the incident occurred.