A man has gone overboard on a luxury cruise ship passing through waters south of Hawaii.
The Australian passenger fell off the Quantum of the Seas liner as it was travelling in the Pacific Ocean on Tuesday evening.
US Coast Guard teams, including air crew, are carrying out an ongoing search operation for him.
After he was declared overboard, the ship’s crew searched for him for about two hours, deploying six life rings.
The cruise, run by Royal Caribbean International, also notified the coastguard.
Within hours, its Hercules flight crew was deployed to the search area south of the settlement town of Kailua-Kona.
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After six hours of searching, the crew flew to Honolulu to take on fuel, with the coastguard saying they would resume their search on Thursday morning.
The luxury cruise ship, which hosts a range of activities and entertainment, was at sea for 15 days and was due to dock in Honolulu on Friday.
No further details have been shared about the missing man.
Sky News has contacted Royal Caribbean for comment.
