Guest falls overboard on Royal Caribbean cruise from Brisbane to Hawaii.

A passenger on Royal Caribbean International's Quantum of the Seas ship went overboard during a trans-Pacific sailing. The ship's crew immediately launched a search and rescue operation and is working closely with local authorities. This incident follows other recent overboard incidents on cruise ships. Cruise ships have safeguards to prevent passengers from going overboard, and are required to have rails that are "located not less than 42 inches above the cabin deck."