Search on for cruise ship passenger

COZUMEL, Mexico, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- Crews searched waters off the Mexican coast Saturday for a British passenger who apparently fell overboard from cruise ship, officials said.

Royal Caribbean International officials said a passenger reported seeing the man fall over a railing aboard the Allure of the Seas as the ship was sailing to Cozumel, Mexico, The Daily Telegraph reported Saturday.

The Mexican navy and coast guard were helping in the search, cruise line officials said.

The Allure of the Seas left Fort Lauderdale, Fla., last Sunday for a seven-night cruise.

The guest saw the man fall overboard on Friday, Royal Caribbean said in a statement.

"The ship made multiple public announcements and they began a complete search of the ship, in efforts to locate the guest," the statement said. "When the guest did not respond to the pages and was not found on board, the captain alerted the local authorities of the situation. A review of the ship's closed-circuit camera footage observed the 30-year-old British male guest going over the balcony railing in his stateroom."