The National Navy received an emergency call from the MSC Passenger Cruise Poetry, which had departed from Montevideo on Friday bound for Camboriú, Brazil. This urgent call indicated that a person was missing on the cruise, with the possibility that they could have fallen into the ocean – although the exact circumstances of their absence were not immediately clear.
As the situation unfolded, it was confirmed to the Uruguayan authorities that the missing individual was indeed a crew member, specifically a 32-year-old Filipino waiter named Jerich. This information was relayed by the National Navy through its spokesman, Alejandro Pérez.
In response to this distress call, the Navy promptly launched a search and rescue operation. A boat was dispatched from the port of La Paloma in Rocha to scour the waters for any sign of the missing crew member. Additionally, an emergency alert was issued to all ships and vessels in the vicinity, requesting them to be vigilant and offer assistance should they spot anyone in the water.
Should it be confirmed that the missing person from the cruise did indeed fall into the ocean, the Navy stands ready to deploy additional resources, including aircraft, to effect a rescue. The search and rescue operation is a testament to the swift and coordinated response of maritime emergency services in the face of potential tragedy at sea.
