We thought we were on our way to Arica, Chili, the last stop in Chili, but about 10:30 am the announcement came over the PA that a passenger was missing. We have already experienced five deaths on the ship. This is not at all surprising because of the age and health of many passengers. We were then told that they feared the person was overboard! We turned around and returned to the place where we were when the person was last known to be on the ship. The ship and the Chilian Officials spent the remainder of the day searching in a grid for the missing person. We cruised east and west and the planes flew a North/South Pattern. It is nearly impossible to accidently go overboard. The missing person had last been seen drinking at 4:30 am. We were all certain he was despondent about something and it was an intentional act.
The search put us a full day behind our schedule, so the stop in Arica will be much shorter than originally scheduled. He was never found (no surprise). Just wanted everyone to know that we are both alive and well and still having a great time. We continue to see dolphins, sea lions and other beautiful wildlife in the water as we continue to sail up the western coast of Chili.
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