Jan. 2 (UPI) -- A search has been suspended for a 77-year-old woman who went overboard from a cruise ship near Cuba on Thursday.
"We are deeply saddened to confirm that while sailing in waters north of Cuba, a guest on Nieuw Statendam went overboard earlier today," Holland America Line said in a statement. "The captain and crew initiated search-and-rescue procedures and worked closely with the U.S. Coast Guard, which deployed a cutter and helicopter to assist."
The U.S. Coast Guard said Thursday it was searching for the woman. Then later in the day, it said the search was suspended after eight hours of searching over 690 square miles.
"After 15 hours, the search was suspended at sundown," Holland America said.
The company didn't release details about the woman or how she went overboard.
