A widespread search and rescue operation is currently underway looking for a woman who is believed to have fallen overboard on a cruise ship.
Two Spanish Coastguard helicopters are working to find her alongside one of its vessels.
The Azamara Quest cruise ship paused its journey to participate in the search for the missing woman.
A spokesman for Spanish Coastguards revealed: “Today at 2am the cruise liner Azamara Quest has informed our centre in Palma about a person who had fallen into the water 75miles off Majorca.
“All night our helicopters Helimer 206 and 223 have been searching for her in an operation which has also involved the cruise ship and our vessel Concepcion Arenal.”
The entire Azamara fleet returned to operations for the first time in more than two years at the end of last month when Azamara Journey set sail from Greece.
During the coronavirus pandemic it was sold by Royal Caribbean and bought by private equity firm Sycamore Partners.
A fourth ship was added to the Azamara fleet following the March 2021 acquisition.
The Azamara Quest is a mid-size ship which boasts seven restaurants, cafes and lounges.
It is due to leave the Danish capital Copenhagen on June 28 on a 14-night Baltic Capitals Voyage with stop at places like Stockholm in Sweden, Tallinn in Estonia and Helsinki in Finland.
The cruise, currently being advertised from POUNDS 1,520 per person, finishes on July 12 at Southampton.
At about 6pm today (Sunday) the vessel was reported to be off the Spanish port city of Cartagena on its way to Malaga on the Costa del Sol where it is due to dock early tomorrow morning.
