Royal Caribbean pianist rescued after nine hours adrift off California
Two Newport Beach fishermen rescued a Royal Caribbean pianist who had been drifting about 20 miles off the California coast, and the U. S. Coast Guard opened an investigation, officials said on 9 November. The rescue came after the pianist spent roughly nine hours treading water following an overboard incident on 6 November. Earlier reports from U.
S. authorities and local news confirmed that the crew member of the Ovation of the Seas was pulled from the water by the anglers and taken to a hospital in stable condition. The initial rescue was first reported by local law enforcement on 6 November, noting that the crew member had been in the water for several hours before the fishermen, identified as local anglers, found him. Subsequent coverage by other outlets reiterated that the Coast Guard was responding to the emergency call and would investigate the circumstances of the overboard fall.
