Search for a missing cruise ship passenger on the Norwegian Jewel will resume this morning. Photo / File
A search has resumed this morning for a man who went overboard on a visiting cruise ship in the Hawke's Bay region.
The passenger was on the Norwegian Jewel when he went missing near the Mahia Peninsula about 7pm yesterday.
The Norwegian Cruise Line has since released a statement this morning saying the man, a 62-year-old Australian national, had deliberately jumped overboard while sailing from Napier.
The statement sited witness accounts and CCTV footage taken from cameras on the ship.