US Coast Guard search underway for a woman who fell from a cruise ship

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Woman was on board the Norwegian Pearl when incident happened
She fell from a deck approximately 22 miles off the coast of Cuba
The cruise line and the U.S. Coast Guard have deployed search boats

Published: 01:04 EST, 13 November 2015 | Updated: 05:34 EST, 13 November 2015

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The search is underway for a woman who reportedly fell off of a Norwegian cruise ship yesterday.

The U.S. Coast Guard says it's searching for the woman, who fell from a deck during an on-board electronic dance music (EDM) event, about 22 miles off the coast of Cuba.

Coast Guard officials said in a news release that the unidentified passenger was on board the Norwegian Pearl when the incident took place at about 7 p.m. Thursday.

A woman has reportedly fallen from a deck on board the Norwegian Pearl cruise ship just off the coast of Cuba

The cruise ship had initially left Miami on Thursday afternoon en route to Cozumel, Mexico, scheduled to return to Florida on Sunday.

Norwegian Cruise Line said in an emailed statement that the female passenger was seen intentionally going overboard during a chartered cruise on the Pearl.