James Michael Grimes survived in the Gulf of Mexico for 20 hours after going overboard the Carnival Valor cruise ship last November. Cat Bigney, a survival expert who has consulted for National Geographic, told Business Insider there are a number of obstacles that make survival difficult for people who go overboard: It's easy to be injured in the fall itself, it's hard to see or hear a single person in the vast ocean, rough conditions can make it hard to stay above water, predators exist in parts of the ocean and dehydration and hypothermia happen quickly. ![]() ![]() Florida Today reported that 386 passengers have gone overboard from cruises and ferries since 2000, and cruise passengers or crew went overboard 212 times between 20, according to the Cruise Lines International Association. Passengers rarely go overboard on cruise ships, but it does happen.
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