The man who fell off the cruise ship spoke out.
He talked about the fight for his life in an interview with ABC.
A passenger on the ship said that they weren't told about the incident.
A man who fell off of a cruise ship in the Gulf of Mexico after a few drinks shared his story of survival for the first time, describing how he battled off sea creatures while fading in and out of consciousness.
In an exclusive interview with ABC's "Good Morning America" passenger James Michael Grimes said that he had drinks on the Carnival Valor before Thanksgiving. He doesn't remember what happened next but he wasn't drunk.
He said that the next 20 hours of his life were a fight for his life.
After he told his sister he was going to the bathroom, he regained consciousness in the ocean.
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The man told ABC that he was in the water with no boat. The cruise left New Orleans and traveled through the Gulf of Mexico to Cozumel. He described how he trod water, fought for his life, and encountered other sea creatures.
I saw it when it came up on me quickly. "I don't believe it's a shark." I kicked it with the other leg after it bumped one of my legs. I didn't know what it was, but I saw a fin.
The flavor in my mouth was different than saltwater. I didn't accept that this is the end of my life.
According to CNN, a Coast Guard tanker spotted a man in the water and saved him. He did not reply to the request for comment.
According to a statement sent to Insider, the only way to fall off a ship is to climb over safety barriers.
Matt Lupoli said that the company appreciated the efforts of the US Coast Guard and the mariner. The US Coast Guard standards prevent a guest from falling off of a cruise ship. People shouldn't climb on the rails. Climbing up and over the safety barriers is the only way to go over the top.
According to Insider, a passenger who was on the ship with her husband and other family members, Carnival partially left passengers in the dark about the mystery passenger.
Miller White said it was frightening because so many people were talking. We first thought it was a child, then realized it was an adult.
She said that they heard a name being called over the loudspeaker.
According to White, the crew announced during Thanksgiving dinner that the boat was going to search and rescue.
White was very nervous and scared when they found out someone had gone over the edge. We were so far out that we didn't have cell service, so we didn't know what would happen.
Miller White said that the news of the rescue was started by the public.
Miller White said that he got service on his phone and from his family that the Coast Guard had saved him. I'm grateful and thankful to God that he is alive, but I don't think they were sympathetic to the other people on that boat for all that was happening.
Questions about Miller White's experience were not responded to by carnival.
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