Missing teen Cameron Robbins jumped into 'really shark-infested' water

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The ship continued on its voyage back to Fort Lauderdale shortly after, leaving the search up to the Coast Guard. A man who jumped to his death from a Royal Caribbean cruise last week was identified by media outlets Wednesday as Levion Parker, a 20-year-old Floridian who regularly posted about hunting and fishing. A few days after Robbins’ disappearance, his family travelled from Louisiana to the Bahamas to take part in the search and visit the area where he was last seen, before returning home Sunday. “We offer our sincerest condolences to Cameron Robbins’ family and friends,” said Lt. Cmdr. Matthew Spado, Coast Guard liaison officer to the Bahamas.

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Coast Guard ends search for missing Louisiana teen who fell overboard in the Bahamas

Don’t forget the waterproof camera so you can capture shots of the kids on the waterslides, lazy river, or even making friends with a dolphin. "The Bahamas government has called off the rescue for Cameron and we are returning to Baton Rouge," the family said in a statement. The small, pirate-lookalike cruise ship was anchored throughout the night, and the students were stuck at sea near the uninhabited island in what Royal Bahamas Defense Force Commodore Raymond King called "shark-infested waters." "We offer our sincerest condolences to Cameron Robbins’ family and friends," the U.S. Witnesses claimed he was acting on a dare when he jumped overboard at 11.30pm from the Blackbeard's Revenge sunset cruise ship, according to WAFB. Situated adjacent to downtown Nassau, Prince George Wharf can accommodate up to 7 cruise ships at a time – meaning there can be up to 20,000 cruise passengers visiting a day.

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The closest bus stop to the Prince George Wharf cruise ship dock is in front of McDonalds at George and Bay Street (across from the British Colonial Hilton). This bus goes from downtown Nassau to Cable Beach – approximately 4 miles west of the cruise port. Taxi – Taxis are the most popular way for cruise passengers to get around Nassau.

Teens tried to stop Cameron Robbins before he jumped off Bahamas cruise, passenger's parent says

Parker, who was home-schooled, played football for North Port High School during the 2021 season, according to North Port H.S. The release of his identity came shortly after the Coast Guard called off its search for Parker. In December, an MSC Cruises passenger jumped from one of its ships while sailing from Europe to South America.

A few hours after checking in, Robbins and the other newly minted high-school grads boarded the Pirate’s Revenge boat for an evening pleasure cruise near the uninhabited Athol Island, located north of Nassau. Royal Caribbean said it “immediately” launched search boats to look for him with help from the US Coast Guard. Parker jumped off the 18-story Liberty of the Seas after reportedly getting into an argument with his father.

The Broward County Sheriff’s Office identified Parker on Wednesday, the New York Post and Daily Mail reported, just a day after the Coast Guard officially called off their search for the previously unidentified man. Florida deputies did not immediately respond to a request for confirmation from The Daily Beast. The ship was near Athol Island an uninhabited island located northeast of Nassau, according to WBRZ. Videos show Robbins jumping from the boat and swimming with a life preserver nearby.

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Authorities officially designated Robbins as "lost at sea," which is the same as a death certificate, and a memorial service for Robbins will be held Sunday at Broadmoor United Methodist Church in Baton Rouge. That is until he vanished behind the boat and out of view of everyone, who began screaming at him to grab a life preserver that'd been thrown to him -- which was pretty far away, and he didn't end up reaching it. The International Shark Attack File, a database of all known shark attacks, shows that only 32 shark attacks have been reported in the Bahamas since 1949. This is the highest figure in the region, with Cuba in second with 13 and Puerto Rico in third with 11.

Between 2009 and 2019, 212 overboard incidents were reported worldwide. "We offer our sincerest condolences to Cameron Robbins’ family and friends," Spado added. Douglas adds that while conspiracy theories can be meant as a salve, they do have real-world consequences.

"The possibility of survival decreases significantly, particularly if a person is not adorned with a life vest and particularly if they are perceived to have been intoxicated. After Robbins had jumped, the boat and its crew members tried to locate him along with multiple agencies, including the US Coast Guard. Robbins had graduated from the University High in Baton Rouge just days prior and was seen wearing his robe and smiling in an Instagram photo taken days before his disappearance.

At one point, the person in the water appears to turn and swim in the opposite direction of the lifesaver ring that was thrown overboard. Festival Place Welcome Centre – This is the building that cruise passengers pass through to get into downtown Nassau. For optimal signal strength, head to where the live band is playing (just before the exit of the building). On the right hand side of Festival Place’s building exit, you’ll find taxis, carriage rides, scooter rentals, tour boats, ferries and the water taxi to Paradise Island. Festival Place Welcome Center is the building cruise visitors pass through on the way to downtown Nassau. Its year round steady daytime temperature and proximity to Florida – just 185 miles southeast of Miami – make Nassau a popular port of call.

I’d like to know how my son was served so much alcohol,” the elder Parker told the outlet. The drinking age on a Royal Caribbean cruise departing from the US is 21. Sims told the Post that Parker “appeared drunk,” and he spotted him arguing with his dad over the supposed drinking.

“He initially goes for the buoy but then turns around when he sees the shark, ultimately disappearing into the water, likely dragged down. As many cases are often deadly, many cruise lines have installed surveillance cameras and employed additional safety measures to help reduce risk. “When we got to them, he said to his dad, ‘I’ll fix this right now.’ And he jumped out the window in front of us all,” Sims said.

But video shows Robbins, who was a few feet away from the boat, suddenly drifting in the other direction and away from the buoy, before he disappears into the darkness, witnesses said. Footage shows Cameron Robbins splashing in the water, with no life jacket on and dressed only in swim trunks, as many of his fellow classmates are in shock and others yell in hysterics.

The 20-year-old passenger who jumped off a Royal Caribbean cruise last week after an argument with his dad has been identified as a former high school football player and avid hunter living in Florida. Kevin George, the director of the school, told local news outlet WBRZ that Robbins was a "special kid." The woman, who wished to remain anonymous, said many of the students were part of a close-knit community that was in shock, disbelief, exhausted and cold as the U.S.

Coast Guard, Royal Bahamas Defence Force and United Cajun Navy searched the waters until about 3 a.m. Since he went missing, a multi-day search was undertaken by both Bahamian authorities and the U.S. Coast Guard -- but Robbins was never found, and the search has now been called off after several unsuccessful days of scouring the area for any sign of him. "Your vision, judgment, everything is impaired and I can tell you that area, for the individual who reportedly jumped over, it is an area that is really shark-infested as well. People on the cruise ship begin to shout and call for the man to go to the lifesaver, only for someone to remark that the man is no longer visible.

The US Coast Guard and local Bahaman authorities spent days looking for Robbins before calling off their search last week after scouring more than 325 square miles of ocean. As Louisiana high-school grad Cameron Robbins vanished beneath shark-infested waters after jumping from a boat in the Bahamas, someone yelled, “Bye, bye! The high school baseball standout graduated from Baton Rouge's U-High on May 21, and his last posts on Instagram include pictures of him surrounded by his family and friends. Cameron Robbins, a Louisiana resident, was celebrating his high school graduation when he was reportedly dared to jump overboard on a cruise. A haunting new video has emerged that shows the panic and chaos aboard a boat in the Bahamas moments after an 18-year-old Louisiana star high school baseball player jumped off the ship in a dare that turned deadly. Cable Beach – Located about 5 miles west of downtown Nassau is Cable Beach – known for its crystal clear waters, soft sand and smaller crowds.