Chilling last words shouted at missing teen after he jumped off cruise ship into shark-infested waters

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"Much change is needed in regards to the cruise industry's passenger safety and security policies", she said. The boat stayed in the area that night for hours after the incident as people looked for Robbins. In the video, Robbins, 18, can be seen in dark waters with a standout white figure, resembling a shark, appearing on the left screen. "He could have hit his head on the water, like slapping the water with his head. Either way could cause dizziness, a concussion or confusion." Brian Trascher assisted in the search for Cameron as part of United Cajun Navy, a local volunteer group that assists in search and rescue efforts.

Chilling last words shouted at missing teen after he jumped off cruise ship into shark-infested waters

“We offer our sincerest condolences to Cameron Robbins’ family and friends,” said Lt. Cmdr. Matthew Spado, Coast Guard liaison officer to the Bahamas. 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. "The industry loves to say that passenger safety is their number one concern but they certainly aren't putting their time, money, and attention where their mouth is.

Heartbreaking video shows cruise ship passenger swimming, fishing with friends week before fatal jump

"The ship was moving pretty fast because it was during the night, and we were traveling a long distance," Sims recalled to the Post. "We were screaming and his dad was calling everyone to stop the ship… Lots of crew were up top and they started launching the smaller boats to search after we got turned around and back to the area I'm assuming." In December 2020, a fatal shark attack was reported in the French Caribbean territory of St. Martin, the first such incident in that region.

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Cameron Robbins, an 18-year-old high school graduate, has been missing since 24 May, when he fell overboard on a sunset cruise ship into waters near the Bahamas. The majority of shark attacks in the Caribbean have occurred in the Bahamas, with two reported in 2019, one of them fatal. That incident involved a Southern California woman who was on vacation and was attacked by three sharks near Rose Island, located just a half mile from where Tuesday's attack occurred.

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"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. Francel Parker is demanding to know how his underage son was given alcohol on the four-day cruise. Royal Caribbean said it “immediately” launched search boats to look for the 20-year-old and alerted the Coast Guard, which later took over the search. The minimum age for drinking on a Royal Caribbean cruise departing from the U.S. or Caribbean is 21.

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. The footage captures horrified onlookers on the ship frantically yelling at Robbins to “grab the buoy,” but the teen appears to swim in the opposite direction — possibly encountering a shark next to him. Jamie believes the cruise industry does not take into consideration how much a passenger has drunk, which puts them at an increased risk of danger. She tragically lost her daughter Ashley after she died while onboard a cruise ship to Ensenada in 2006. The Baton Rouge native, along with his classmates, had been staying at the Atlantis Paradise Resort and took a sunset cruise on the ship.

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A shark expert has given his thoughts on what might have happened during the last moments of Cameron Robbins, who was last seen jumping off a boat in the Bahamas, before disappearing beneath the dark water. “The boat Cameron Robbins jumped off of wasn’t even that big… omg the way this has consumed my brain for the last 12 hours 😩,” one Twitter user said, adding that they had assumed it was a large cruise ship. Cameron Robbins, 18, was celebrating with classmates on a pirate-themed party boat in the Bahamas when he jumped into shark-infested waters.

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Boat that Cameron Robbins jumped off was a model pirate ship

For several days, the Coast Guard and Royal Bahamas Defence Force searched the location and waters surrounding the location Mr Robbins had disappeared in using aircrews and search patterns. “The University Lab School Community is praying for the best possible outcome of this situation. I have been in touch with Cameron’s family and at this time, authorities are still searching for him in the Bahamas. Extra counselors will be available on campus to speak with students and faculty who are struggling to process this news. Our thoughts are with the Robbins family, and we ask that you keep them in your thoughts as well,” Mr George wrote. Three days later, Robbins and his friends joined graduates from other schools for a celebratory trip to the Bahamas, staying at the Atlantis Paradise Resort.

A chaotic video taken moments after the jump also shows the recent graduate ignoring onlookers’ pleas to grab a buoy. Overall, at least 32 shark attacks have been reported in the Bahamas since 1749, followed by 13 attacks in Cuba during that time period, including one in 2019, according to the Florida-based International Shark Attack File. MIAMI - A shark attacked and killed a Royal Caribbean cruise ship passenger who was snorkeling in the Bahamas.

The Coast Guard called off its own search two days later, after reportedly scouring over 325 square miles. The Coast Guard called off its own search two days later, after reportedly scouring over 325 square miles. 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. The father of a 20-year-old Florida man who leaped from the 11th floor of a Royal Caribbean cruise ship 57 miles from shore last week believes his "master diver" son is still alive, according to a report. Worldwide, there were 137 shark attacks last year, 73 of them unprovoked, according to the International Shark Attack File.

Dozens of their contractors had been invited onto the cruise for the company's 50th anniversary. "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." "I was confident the prayers I said over my son were heard. I stand on the word of God. I believe he is alive."

As Louisiana high-school grad Cameron Robbins vanished beneath shark-infested waters after jumping from a boat in the Bahamas, someone yelled, “Bye, bye! Kevin McMurray runs a website called trackingsharks.com, and dedicates himself to collecting stories and information about shark attacks around the globe. In comparison, an average cruise ship spans 1,000 feet in length or roughly three football fields. The mystery deepens into what really took the life of the high school graduate who disappeared after jumping off a tourist boat, reportedly on a dare. Heartbreaking video shows 20-year-old Levion Parker happily swimming in the ocean and fishing with his pals just a week before he drunkenly jumped off a Royal Caribbean cruise ship and was never seen again. There were reports of an argument before Levion jumped, according to the Sun, but his father told the outlet that he had not been arguing with his son beforehand.

According to witnesses, the teen — who was apparently acting on a dare — took a plunge off a party cruise into the ocean near Athol Island at night. The Blackbeard’s Revenge, which is designed to resemble a pirate ship, remained in the area for several hours while the crew attempted to look for Robbins. "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 boy’s stunned father, Francel Parker, told The Daily Sun he threw six life rings off the ship in hopes of saving his son before the massive vessel was able to come to a stop about 20 minutes later.

There was speculation that this shadowy image might have been a shark since the area is known for tiger sharks and other aggressive species that attack humans. Cameron Robbins, 18, graduated from University Laboratory School in Baton Rouge in May and was on a trip to the Bahamas with students from several local high schools. 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.