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Posts showed he played football for North Port High School, in southwest Florida, and graduated from there in 2022, reported the Daily Mail. Deborah Morrison, another passenger, told the Daily Mail that crew were “alerted immediately” by the “yelling” that erupted on deck after Parker’s leap. “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,” Sims said. Sims told the Post that Parker “appeared drunk,” and he spotted him arguing with his dad over the supposed drinking.

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"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. "Much change is needed in regards to the cruise industry's passenger safety and security policies", she said. "It is clear that the persons involved in both of these overboard incidents had likely been drinking heavily and somehow, the cruise lines are able to avoid any of the consequences of such irresponsible policies."

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Video Shows Chaos After Teen Jumps from Cruise, Search Called Off.

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One 'negligent fact' saw tragic teen star jump off cruise ship into shark infested waters

The video of Cameron in the water has gone viral since his disappearance and some viewers believe they've spotted something moving in the water which could be a shark. After Coast Guard crews searched more than 325 square miles, they concluded their efforts with the Royal Bahamas Defence Force on 27 May. However, experts are weighing in and saying that they don't believe a shark ended the high school senior's life. "So he's looking at whatever popped up out of the water, and instead of swimming toward the life ring he turns around at that point. Then, he disappeared beneath the surface and hasn’t been seen again, leading some to believe that he might have been attacked by a shark. 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.

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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. Bryan Sims, a passenger who claimed he saw the incident unfold, told the paper he’d been hanging out with Parker and his brother in the hot tub. The Broward County Sheriff’s Office identified Parker on Wednesday, the New York Post and Daily Mail reported, just a day after the Coast Guard officially called off their search for the previously unidentified man. Florida deputies did not immediately respond to a request for confirmation from The Daily Beast.

"Our thoughts and prayers have been and will remain with the Robbins family during this difficult time." Official search attempts for the 18-year-old were called off on 27 May as the Royal Bahamas Defence Force and the US Coast Guard Southeast were unable to locate him in the water. He was last seen paddling around in the water before disappearing from view, with the boat staying in place for several hours in an attempt to find Robbins. Cameron Robbins is an 18-year-old boy who recently graduated from high school at University Laboratory School, which operates as part of Louisiana State University, in Baton Rouge. "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.

A man who jumped to his death from a Royal Caribbean cruise last week was identified by media outlets Wednesday as Levion Parker, a 20-year-old Floridian who regularly posted about hunting and fishing. On May 24, 2023 the United Cajun Navy was contacted by a family friend of Cameron Robbins of Baton Rouge, LA, with an alert that the young man had gone missing off a vessel near Althol Island. Because of the missing person being both a US citizen and a minor, we knew that there were certain protocols outside of our normal deployment procedures that would have to be followed. "In this time of grief, we thank our family, friends and well wishers for granting us the privacy we need to properly remember our son and mourn his loss." Several others could be heard shouting to him that he's swimming away from a buoy which would have helped keep him afloat in the sea. The footage also contains the last words that Cameron may have heard before going missing that night on 24 May.

Jamie believes the industry needs to improve passenger safety to help stop the recent cases of people falling overboard. Jamie believes that if the Man Overboard Detection Technology, which detects anyone going overboard, was installed in more cruise ships in the US and around the world, it could have saved more lives. Jamie Barnett, president of the non-profit organization International Cruise Victims Association, has been long-campaigning for legislation that helps protect passengers on cruise ships and increase the rights of victims. One person can be heard shouting 'bye bye' to the 18-year-old as he's in the water, as several people on board the cruise ship attempt to get his attention as he swims.

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In December 2020, a fatal shark attack was reported in the French Caribbean territory of St. Martin, the first such incident in that region. Most of the 4,000 passengers aboard reportedly weren’t alerted to the incident until later that morning, when the ship’s captain made an announcement while many ate breakfast. A viral video showing 18-year-old Louisiana teen Cameron Robbins jumping into the water off a cruise boat in the Bahamas has raised concerns that he might have encountered a shark. Missing teenager and baseball star Cameron Robbins was let down by the cruise industry due to one "negligent fact", a safety campaigner has claimed.

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

Cameron Robbins, 18, was celebrating with classmates on a pirate-themed party boat in the Bahamas when he jumped into shark-infested waters. Robbins was in the Bahamas with his friends for a holiday after graduation when he disappeared, and McMurray has analysed the footage of his last moments, believing that there might have been a shark in the water. The 18-year-old baseball star was last seen on board a boat called Blackbeard’s Revenge, before he jumped into the water.

The ship continued on its voyage back to Fort Lauderdale shortly after, leaving the search up to the Coast Guard. Loved ones reportedly witnessed Parker jump off the 11th deck of the Liberty of the Seas cruise liner in what appeared to be an “impulsive leap,” the Post reported last week, citing a witness. United Cajun Navy volunteer Ryan Thrasher, who was part of the search for Robbins, said rescuers didn’t believe he was eaten by sharks because he didn’t seem to be in distress. 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. He then vanished from the view of the panicked onlookers and has not been seen since, with the water he went into described as 'really shark infested' by Royal Bahamas Defense Force Commodore Raymond King.

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 Royal Bahamas Defence Force contacted the US Coast Guard, District Seven around 11.30pm local time to report Mr Robbins had fallen overboard, according to a statement from the Coast Guard. According to a statement from University Lab School Director Kevin George, obtained by local news outlet WAFB, Mr Robbins attended the school for 13 years. In celebration of graduation, Mr Robbins and other teenagers were on a trip to the Bahamas and staying at the Atlantis Paradise resort in Nassau, Louisiana State University confirmed to NBC News. The US Coast Guard and Royal Bahamas Defence Force spent several days searching for Mr Robbings before suspending their search efforts on Saturday, 27 May.

Moments later, he said Parker leaped into the sea without a trace from an area that housed whirlpools and hot tubs. In the wake of the incident, a GoFundMe was set up for the Robbins family, with the description saying the money was for ‘anything’ they might need. “They don’t believe … that he came in contact with any type of shark or predatory marine life. You can see the video and screenshot later in this article, but be forewarned that they are disturbing, and the caption uses graphic language also.

18-year-old Cameron Robbins of Louisiana was celebrating his high school graduation on board the cruise ship in the Bahamas when he was filmed going overboard on 24 May. Video taken of the incident shows Mr Robbins swimming in the waters in almost complete darkness. 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. 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 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. Mr Robbins was celebrating his graduation from the University Laboratory School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana by taking a trip to the Bahamas with other teenagers when the tragic incident occurred.

He had just landed in the Bahamas for a high school graduation trip when he was filmed jumping overboard a pirate-themed sunset cruise as a dare. Whatever happened to Cameron, the former University Laboratory School student has not been seen since his fellow passengers on the cruise ship saw him disappear from view shortly after going overboard. 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. Chilling footage from that night shows the moment the teen jumps into the dark waters in his swimming trunks, with no life jacket, splashing several feet from the boat, before drifting into the darkness. 18-year-old Cameron, from Louisiana, US, disappeared after reportedly being urged to jump into the shark-infested waters without a life jacket on May 24. 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.