<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Two guests, said to be a father and his young daughter, have been rescued by crew after going into the water while onboard the Disney Dream cruise ship as it returned from a voyage around the Bahamas.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Disney confirmed that the rescue happened on June 29, saying that both were returned to the ship within minutes of entering the water.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Social media posts from customers on board reported that the pair were a father and his young daughter.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/east-coast-low-fears-of-bomb-cyclone-sydney-nsw-coast/058a06e0-ee22-472d-acd8-79afe1046280" target="_blank"><strong><span>'Dangerous' storm ramping up flood, damage fears in NSW as flights cancelled</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The father is said to have jumped in to rescue his daughter after she fell from the ship. It's unclear how she ended up overboard.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The crew aboard the Disney Dream swiftly rescued two guests from the water," Disney said in a statement to CNN.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We commend our Crew Members for their exceptional skills and prompt actions, which ensured the safe return of both guests to the ship within minutes.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/world/disney-cruise-father-and-daughter-rescued-after-going-overboard-on-cruise-ship/7c22682d-31e5-41e4-a1d6-744c7da0d629" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>We are committed to the safety and well-being of our guests, and this incident highlights the effectiveness of our safety protocols."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The ship was returning to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, after a four-night cruise in the Bahamas, Newsweek reported, citing Disney officials.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Passengers took to social media to share their videos of the boat rescue.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/idaho-shooting-firefighters-attacked-by-sniper-in-coeur-d-alene-us-news/7f3995df-5b81-4360-9d91-74a6a5ecc21a" target="_blank"><strong><span>Gunman who set blaze to ambush firefighters in US identified</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We heard an M.O.B (man overboard) call over the ship's speaker," said Floridian Janice Martin-Asuque on Facebook.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"A little girl had fallen into the water, and her father jumped in after to save her.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Thank God they're both safe."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Passenger overboard incidents are relatively rare on cruise ships. Tales of rescue and survival can be even more extraordinary.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>In 2022, 28-year-old James Michael Grimes fell overboard from a Carnival cruise ship in the Gulf of Mexico.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He swam for what he believed to be more than 15 hours before being rescued by the Coast Guard.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>In 2015, a former Miami Dolphins player, Rob Konrad, said he swam for more than nine miles to reach shore after falling off his boat near the South Florida coast.</span></div></div>