A cruise ship passenger is lost at sea after climbing over a railing and dropping of the ocean liner Sunday night near the Florida Keys . Royal Caribbean says the 43-year-old American man was caught on security footage climbing a railing on Deck 12 of the Liberty of the Seas while the ship was sailing 20 miles off the coast of Marathon , Florida and he has n't been seen since . Representatives for the cruise line say the man did not fall off the boat accidentally . They say they are not releasing his identity , out of respect for the family . Search is on : A man is lost at sea off the coast of the Florida Keys after climbing over a railing on a Royal Caribbean cruise ship Sunday night and going overboard . A passenger on the Liberty of the Seas posted this video of a life boat searching for the missing man . Just miles from port : The as-yet-unidentified man was reported missing 20 miles off the coast of Marathon , Florida Sunday night , as the boat was returning to port in Fort Lauderdale from a trip to Cozumel , Mexico . Vacation gone awry : The Coast Guard continues to search for the man missing at sea . Above , a stock image of Royal Caribbean 's Liberty of the Seas . The cruise ship originally aided in the search for the missing passenger , along with a Coast Guard cutter , helicopter and two Canadian Coast Guard ships . A passenger on the ship posted video of a lifeboat out searching for the missing man Sunday night . However , the ship was later cleared to continue with its journey and returned back to Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale early Monday as scheduled . The ship was on a cruise from Cozumel , Mexico . The Coast Guard is now leading the search .
The Royal Caribbean Liberty of the Seas passenger was reported missing Sunday night . The ship returned to port Monday morning while the Coast Guard continued to search . It 's unclear if the 43-year-old American man jumped off the ship on purpose .