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On November 6, a 37-year-old cruise ship pianist was rescued after nine hours in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California by two fishermen, Grant Garrett and Sean Norton. The man, whose name wasn't disclosed, fell overboard from the Royal Caribbean's Ovation of the Seas during its journey to Mexico. Fishermen noticed him drifting approximately 30 kilometers away from Santa Catalina Island and pulled him out of the water; he was later hospitalized but is stable according to the US Coast Guard. The fishermen credited his survival to mild ocean temperatures due to El Niño conditions, suggesting otherwise could have been fatal.

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On November 6, 2026, Sean Norton and Grant Garrett, Newport Beach fishermen, rescued a Royal Caribbean cruise ship employee who was treading water nearly 20 miles off the coast of California. The men were returning from fishing for marlin near Catalina Island when they spotted the man in the ocean around noon on Friday. Local authorities believe he may have gone overboard approximately nine hours earlier.

The rescued individual, identified as a pianist aboard the 14-deck Ovation of the Seas, was taken to a hospital where he is expected to survive. The U.S. Coast Guard is investigating how and why he fell into the ocean.

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California LOS ANGELES Mexico Royal Caribbean the Ovation of the Seas

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Norton PERSON · 2× CBS News ORG · 1× California GPE · 1× Grant Garrett PERSON · 1× LOS ANGELES GPE · 1× Los Angeles County GPE · 1× Mexico GPE · 1× Royal Caribbean ORG · 1× Sean Norton PERSON · 1× the US Coast Guard ORG · 1×

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In the incident, which occurred on Nov 6, two fishermen – Grant Garrett and Sean Norton – were returning from marlin fishing near Santa Catalina Island, which is part of Los Angeles County, when they spotted the man in the open sea.

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Norton suggested the pianist may have been able to survive for so long because of the exceptionally mild ocean temperature due to the El Nino effect.

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Cruise ship pianist rescued after 9 hours at sea · assertive framing

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Cruise ship pianist rescued after 9 hours at sea AI generated LOS ANGELES – asserted

pianist → rescue → sea

A pianist working on a cruise ship was rescued by two fishermen after drifting for nine hours in the Pacific Ocean about 30km off the coast of California, US media reported. asserted

media → work → California

The circumstances under which the 37-year-old man fell overboard from the Ovation of the Seas, a Royal Caribbean ship bound for Mexico, are unknown, CBS News reported. asserted

News → fall → Mexico

The man, whose identity was not released, was hospitalised and is not in a life-threatening condition, according to the US Coast Guard. uncertain

identity → release → Guard

they → occur → sea

Garrett recounted the rescue to CBS, saying he called out “that’s a human being. asserted

that → recount → CBS

Let’s stop the boat.” asserted

’s → let → boat

“Grant and I each got an arm and lifted him up, and he was in total shock,” Norton said. asserted

Norton → get → shock

“The only thing he said to me was, ‘Thank you. asserted

he → say → you

I thought I was going to die.’ asserted

I → think → ?

The fishermen put out an emergency maritime call, and a group of Newport Beach lifeguards responded. asserted

group → put → lifeguards

They believe the man fell overboard at around 2.30am on Nov 6. asserted

man → believe → Nov

Norton suggested the pianist may have been able to survive for so long because of the exceptionally mild ocean temperature due to the El Nino effect. uncertain

pianist → suggest → effect

“A different year, no way he makes it,” he said. asserted

he → make → it

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