The U.S. Coast Guard is assisting the Royal Bahamas Defense Force in search and rescue efforts after a woman fell overboard from a Royal Caribbean cruise ship.

The United States Coast Guard is assisting the Royal Bahamas Defense Force in the search for a missing woman. According to the U.S. Coast Guard, a 66-year-old woman fell overboard from the cruise ship Allure of the Seas at 9:40 p.m. on Tuesday. The ship was 17 miles north of Nassau, Bahamas.