Drunk cruise ship passenger, 20, jumps overboard 18-story Royal Caribbean’s Liberty of the Seas into sea off Cuba at 4am as family watched helplessly

A 20-year-old man jumped overboard from an 18-story Royal Caribbean cruise ship in front of his horrified family.

The Liberty of the Seas was traveling between Cuba and Grand Inagua Island in the Bahamas when the shocking incident occurred around 4 a.m. Thursday.

The witnesses told the New York Post The man’s father and brother watched as he fell overboard.

Viewers said it appeared to be an impulsive decision.

Passenger Bryan Sims told The Post he had been hanging out with the man, who was “pretty drunk” in the cabin’s bathtub until 3:30 a.m.

Sims added: “As we walked from the hot tub back to the lifts, his father and brother were walking towards us.

I guess his father was picking on him for being drunk.

The man reportedly told his father, “I’ll fix this right now,” before jumping the 18 stories.

Witness Deborah Morisson told The Post that the family was “horrified.”

A spokesperson for the US Coast Guard told DailyMail.com on Friday morning that they are still considering it a rescue operation.

Passengers reported on social media that the boat stopped moving after the man jumped, and the coast guard arrived to take over the search.

Royal Caribbean said: “The ship’s crew immediately launched a search and rescue effort alongside the United States Coast Guard, which took over the search.” Our care team provides support and assistance to the guest’s family during this difficult time.

“For the privacy of the guest and their family, we have no additional details to share.”

According to the Washington Post, some 386 people have fallen overboard on cruise ships in the last two decades.

Last year, 18-year-old Cameron Robbins waded into shark-infested waters in the Bahamas and disappeared.

The search for Robbins was called off two days later.

Robbins had recently returned from a weekend fishing trip on the Louisiana Gulf Coast with his father and brother before leaving for his graduation celebration trip to the Bahamas.

The ship was near the uninhabited Athol Island when Robbins reportedly dared to jump into the ocean.

Social media users pointed out how Robbins’ friends were heard laughing and saying goodbye to him instead of trying to stop him or help him back on board.

A user posted a video demanding to know who was heard saying “goodbye” in the video.