A major search operation is currently in progress after a crew member was reported to have gone overboard from a cruise ship off the coast of Kent. The HM Coastguard has taken charge of coordinating the search near Ramsgate following an alert that came in around 08:55 today.
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Multiple assets have been deployed in the operation, including a helicopter, a Coastguard aircraft, and lifeboats. The crew member in question was on board the German AIDAperla cruise ship when the incident occurred in the early hours of October 22.