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Search suspended for missing British cruise ship entertainer

The man went overboard on Christmas Day
The man went overboard on Christmas Day

The US Coast Guard has said it has suspended its search for a British crew member who went overboard from a Royal Caribbean Cruises cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean.

The crews searched for about 83 hours, covering 3,707 square miles, the US Coast Guard said, adding it has been in touch with the family of the man.

The search was suspended on Thursday afternoon.

"Suspending a search is one of the most difficult decisions we have to make as first responders, and it is never made lightly," the Coast Guard said in a statement.

Arron Hough, 20, went overboard 430km off the northwest of Puerto Rico on Tuesday, a Coast Guard spokesman said.

Royal Caribbean Cruises said on Wednesday that the missing person was a member of the entertainment team onboard the Harmony of the Seas ship.