Taylor Swift-Themed Cruise Returns to Miami After Search for Missing Passenger Who Fell Overboard Was Suspended


Taylor Swift-Themed Cruise Returns to Miami After Search for Missing Passenger Who Fell Overboard Was Suspended

A representative for the U.S. Coast Guard previously confirmed that the Royal Bahamas Defense Force suspended the search

Royal Caribbean's Taylor Swift-themed cruse has reportedly returned to Miami after the search for a missing passenger who fell overboard was suspended.

The Allure of the Seas ship arrived back at PortMiami on Friday, Oct. 25 following the 66-year-old guest's overboard fall in the Bahamas on Tuesday night, per CBS News. The outlet notes that the ship's five-day voyage to the Bahamas began on Monday, when it departed the Florida seaport.

Royal Caribbean did not immediately respond to PEOPLE's request for comment on Friday.

Related: Search Suspended for Woman Who Fell Overboard on Taylor Swift-Themed Cruise

As previously reported, the ship was in the Bahamas, 17 miles north of Nassau, around 9:40 p.m. on Tuesday when a woman fell overboard, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.

The following morning, crews from the Coast Guard and the Royal Bahamas Defense Force were still searching for the missing woman -- with the Coast Guard diverting an HC-144 airplane crew and a MH-65 Dolphin Helicopter from Air Station Miami to assist.

According to a passenger on the ship who spoke with PEOPLE, rumors of the incident began to circulate on Tuesday night when what they described as a "lifeboat" could be seen circling the Allure of the Seas while it was at a standstill.

Since then, a Royal Caribbean representative said on Wednesday morning that it was working with authorities to help locate the woman. "We are also providing support and assistance to the guest's family during this difficult time," the company's statement said. "To respect the privacy of our guest's family, we have no additional details to share."

On Wednesday afternoon, a representative for the U.S. Coast Guard then told PEOPLE that the Royal Bahamas Defense Force suspended the search and were no longer requesting assistance from the Coast Guard.

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Passenger Bradly Sriro spoke with CBS News about the now-suspended search, which he described "all hands on deck," with rescuers searching in the night on Tuesday. As he shared, people present were "obviously concerned," as he was also outside trying to "see what was going on."

"You had security all over the place, it was chaotic. The cruise director came on the intercom and said that the captain had authorized a search and rescue operation," he said. "Everybody was just there trying to see what was going on, that was about 10 p.m. We were there until about 2 a.m.,"

It is unclear whether the missing passenger was part of the group of Swift fans who boarded the ship as part of "In my cruise era" on Tuesday, which was organized by travel agents Jessica Malerman, Nicole Rivera and Shelby Reyes for the Royal Caribbean ship, as previously reported. A description on the group's website noted that the trip would offer Swift fans the opportunity to "celebrate all things Taylor, make new friends, dress up in our favorite eras, trade friendship bracelets, and enjoy everything this amazing ship has to offer!"

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