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OC fishermen find cruise ship employee treading water miles off coast

Two Newport Beach fishermen found a Royal Caribbean cruise ship employee treading water nearly 20 miles off the coast while returning home from a fishing trip near Catalina Island on Friday.

Covered by 2 sources from 2 countries. First reported by CBS News ·

How 2 newspapers cover this story

  1. CBS NewsUnited StatesFirst report

    OC fishermen find cruise ship employee treading water miles off coast

    Two Newport Beach fishermen found a Royal Caribbean cruise ship employee treading water nearly 20 miles off the coast while returning home from a fishing trip near Catalina Island on Friday.

  2. The GuardianUnited Kingdom

    Cruise ship pianist rescued after nine hours treading water miles from shore

    Man taken to hospital after falling off Royal Caribbean ship in Pacific Ocean, with Coast Guard investigating incident A pianist for a Royal Caribbean cruise ship is expected to survive after two Newport Beach, California, fishermen discovered him treading water in the Pacific Ocean nearly 20 miles (32km) offshore on…

Coverage details

2 outlets from 2 countries are covering this story: CBS News and The Guardian. CBS News published it first, on November 8, 2026; the last outlet to join was The Guardian, 15 hours later.

By country: United States (1), United Kingdom (1).

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