A cruise ship entertainer is missing, after he went overboard from a Royal Caribbean vessel on Christmas Day.
The United States Coast Guard said it was searching for missing British crew member Arron Hough (20) who fell off the ship 267 miles northwest of Aguadilla in Puerto Rico.
Talent agency Russell Smith Associates said in July that Mr Hough would be joining the cast of 'Grease The Musical' on the vessel.
Mr Hough tweeted a photo of the 'Harmony of the Seas' ship back in late November.
Home for the next 90000 years pic.twitter.com/P73NjUpaiy
— Arron Luke Hough (@Arronhoughxox) November 20, 2018
The agency said he was a new graduate of the Urdang Academy, a dance and musical theatre college in London.
The college tweeted that they were praying for Mr Hough and his family on Wednesday night.
Royal Caribbean said a member of its entertainment team on the ship did not report to work as scheduled on Tuesday December 25th.
The company added: "We are saddened to report that after a review of the ship's closed-circuit camera footage, he was observed entering an area on Deck 5 at around 4am and was not seen again.
"Local authorities were notified and a ship-wide search for the crew member was conducted."
The company says its care team is providing support to the family, adding that its "thoughts and prayers are with them during this difficult time".
'Harmony of the Seas' is currently sailing on a seven-night itinerary that left Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Sunday.
Its scheduled stops are Philipsburg in St Maarten, San Juan in Puerto Rico and Labadee in Haiti.
The US Coastguard said in a statement: "The Coast Guard is searching Wednesday for a missing crew member, who went overboard from the Royal Caribbean cruise ship Harmony of the Seas 267 miles northwest of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico.
"Missing is Arron Hough, 20, of the United Kingdom.
"Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector San Juan received a notification from the cruise ship stating a crew member went overboard Tuesday."
The UK Foreign Office said: "We are providing assistance to the family of a British man who has been reported missing off Fort Lauderdale."
