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• Teens tried to stop Cameron Robbins before he jumped off Bahamas cruise, passenger's parent says
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• Haunting image surfaces after Cameron Robbins jumped off ship into ‘shark-infested’ water

A Coast Guard spokesperson confirmed to ABC News that the search was for Robbins. The viral cellphone video of Robbins in the water, which was seen over 10 million times, went through virtually every type of edit on social media after a speculation-fueled narrative that Robbins encountered a shark gripped people's curiosities. Even after vaccinations became more widely available in the United States in April, allowing much of the travel industry to ramp up again, cruise ships remained docked in ports, costing the industry billions of dollars each month. The video, which has so far been viewed more than 10 million times on Twitter, is being scrutinized, with some indicating the video allegedly shows the exact moment Robbins is pulled underneath the water by a shark after jumping off a cruise ship near Nassau, Bahamas. Cameron Robbins, who graduated from University Laboratory School in Baton Rouge this past Sunday, was on a trip to the Bahamas with students from several local high schools, staying at Atlantis Paradise Island resort in Nassau, reported the station WAFB.

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

“We offer our sincerest condolences to Cameron Robbins’ family and friends," Spado said. "U.S. Coast Guard District Seven deployed multiple search and rescue assets in response to an agency assistance request from our partners in the Royal Bahamas Defence Force," said Lt. Commander Matthew Spado, Coast Guard liaison officer to the Bahamas. "Our Coast Guard command center and aircrews based in Miami supported RBDF search and rescue efforts since the initial report Wednesday evening, and continued through Friday evening." Kevin George, the director of the school, told local news outlet WBRZ that Robbins was a "special kid." 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. “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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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." 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. "We offer our sincerest condolences to Cameron Robbins’ family and friends," the U.S. The Louisiana high school graduate who disappeared after leaping off a cruise ship into dark waters off the Bahamas last week may have met a grisly fate in the “shark-infested” area, a local official said. The cruise line said that the ship sailed with 95 percent of its guests aboard fully vaccinated and that 98 percent of the people who tested positive were fully vaccinated.

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The intrastate foes — they've never really been rivals — have met 142 times in the regular season, including eight games this season. But they'd never faced off in the playoffs until Sunday, when the Lightning won a physical, dramatic thriller, 5-4. The cruise industry rebounded in the summer, with many companies reporting an increase in bookings and a better handle on Covid-19 protocols. Royal Caribbean requires travelers 12 and older to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 and test negative before boarding the ship. Children who are not yet vaccinated must provide a negative P.C.R. test result before sailing and test negative at the terminal before boarding.

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“I have been in touch with Cameron’s family and at this time, authorities are still searching for him in the Bahamas,” George wrote. “He’s an athlete, great kid, great smile, great head of hair,” George told the station WBRZ. "Just one of those kids that you're so proud of once they cross the stage," George told WBRZ. “The crew executed the ‘man overboard’ protocol in line with all approved safety procedures and company policies to ensure the best chance of retrieving an individual who has gone overboard,” Mr Chia said.

The Royal Bahamas Defence Force, assisted by the US Coast Guard Southeast, has been searching for the missing teen from the air, but so far without success. George described Robbins as a "great kid" and athlete who had been with the school for 13 years, since the start of his education. Robbins was in the Bahamas staying at the Atlantis Paradise resort in Nassau with other teenagers from Baton Rouge to mark their high school graduations, Louisiana State University confirmed Thursday. Sunday's memorial service will begin at 4 p.m., with visitation hours between 2 and 4 p.m.

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Parker jumped off the 18-deck Liberty of the Seas, and Royal Caribbean said it “immediately” launched search boats to look for him with help from the U.S. The boat stayed in the area that night for hours after the incident as people looked for Robbins. 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.

Haunting image surfaces after Cameron Robbins jumped off ship into ‘shark-infested’ water

It was not immediately clear whether any of the people who tested positive had received a booster shot of a Covid-19 vaccine. Dozens of passengers and crew members aboard a Royal Caribbean cruise ship tested positive for the coronavirus last week, according to the cruise line. The family of Cameron Robbins remembers the Baton Rouge, Louisiana high school graduate as an intense, driven, funny, and kind-hearted son. But on the internet, the loss of the 18-year-old — after he jumped off of a cruise ship on an apparent dare — has gone from tragic accident to ripe content mine, the latest example of a tragedy going through the true-crime machine on TikTok. The U.S. Coast Guard said Thursday that it was assisting with search efforts for a missing U.S. citizen "believed to have fallen overboard from a sunset cruise near Nassau" on Wednesday.

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. The principal released a statement on behalf of the school, saying that the University Lab School community was praying for Robbins’ safe return. University Lab School Director Kevin George said Robbins attended the school for all 13 years of his education and was a pitcher on the school’s baseball team.

The University Lab School Director Kevin George told WAFB that Cameron had attended the school for 13 years. The teen also played baseball for the school, which operates as part of Louisiana State University. The agency announced the conclusion of its search for 18-year-old Cameron Robbins, a recent high school graduate, on Saturday after a two-day effort led by the Royal Bahamas Defence Force.

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. 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. Robbins, a standout baseball player, graduated from University Laboratory High School in Baton Rouge on May 21. The video capturing Robbins’ final moments has been viewed more than 10 millions on TikTok, and Web sleuths have edited the footage to slow it down and brighten it in a bid to shed light on what happened, but ultimately without success. 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. The party ship remained in the area for several hours while the crew looked for Robbins.

The teen fell off the Blackbeard's Revenge sunset cruise ship, the Coast Guard said. The Baton Rouge 18-year-old was enjoying a sunset cruise with several hundred fellow graduates May 24 when he leaped overboard from a vessel designed to look like a pirate ship — apparently on a dare. The Coast Guard called off its own search two days later, after reportedly scouring over 325 square miles. A chaotic video taken moments after the jump also shows the recent graduate ignoring onlookers’ pleas to grab a buoy. The Coast Guard called off its own search two days later, after reportedly scouring over 325 square miles. Royal Caribbean International said in a statement that the ship, the Symphony of the Seas, was carrying more than 6,000 guests and crew members when 48 people onboard tested positive.

They reserved five staterooms aboard Norwegian Cruise Line’s Pride of America, paying over $40,000 in February 2020 for the seven-day cruise. “We did it about five years ago with some friends and it’s just a phenomenal cruise,” Leo said. He also played football for North Port High School before he graduated in 2022, according to the Daily Mail. According to witnesses, public statements, and the Robbins family, Robbins’ death was an unfortunate, heartbreaking accident. But while this doesn’t exactly count under our current understanding of true crime, Robbins’ death has nonetheless been sensationalized in the exact same way. "We offer our sincerest condolences to Cameron Robbins’ family and friends," Spado added.

This week, Celebrity and other lines loosened their COVID protocols, no longer requiring vaccinated passengers to test before most cruises and allowing unvaccinated passengers, who must test before boarding. No. 5 - Leo Corradini and his wife did not want a big bash to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary. AIDA Cruises, Costa Cruises, Cunard, Holland America Line, Princess Cruises, Seabourn and P&O Cruises will begin resuming sailings from global ports over the next several months, the Miami-based company announced Monday. The company said it's working with authorities to resume sailings in the U.S., and hopes to begin operations on three ships out of PortMiami and Galveston, Texas in July.