The Coast Guard are looking for a woman jumping 50 feet (15 meters) into the ocean

Nov 15, 2013 08:50 GMT  ·  By

The Coast Guard is still looking for a woman jumping ship during a Hawaii cruise on Wednesday.

The 54-year-old passenger went overboard three days after the cruiseliner left San Francisco, California. She was taking a 15-day cruise to Hawaii.

Daily Mail reports that the vessel was located about 650 miles northeast of Hilo in Hawaii when the woman jumped off.

A passenger saw her jump into the water at 2 p.m. and alerted the ship's crew. Security footage confirms that she has tried to take her own life.

The ship was turned around and a massive search for the woman was set off. The liner is operated by Princess Cruises, which is owned by Carnival Corp.

"This is very sad. [...] This was not an accident. It was apparent that she went overboard intentionally," spokeswoman Julie Benson expresses.

According to Los Angeles Times, the search for the passenger is still ongoing, even with little chance of survival in the cold waters.

"The water is quite cold, and the seas are quite rough. [...] But it's not inconceivable that she could have survived," Benson says.

The woman boarded the 1,300-cabin ship with a companion, and her identity or that of her friend's remained undisclosed.

She took a leap from Deck 7 and plunged 50 feet (15 meters) into the ocean. The Coast Guard sent two HC-130 Hercules to scour a 3,000 square mile (7,800 square km) radius.

"A Navy P-3 Orion airplane crew from Navy Patrol Squadron FOUR based at Marine Corps Base Kaneohe also joined the search Thursday and has covered approximately 4,300 square miles (11,100 square km).

"As part of the AMVER program, the commercial tug and barge Moku Pahu has searched approximately 127 square miles (330 square km). The Grand Princess also continues to search," Damon Tucker adds.