This year’s Mad Decent Boat Party, the annual cruise ship event organised by Diplo’s titular label was met with tragedy after a woman jumped overboard. US Coast Guard authorities recently called off their search for 24-year-old Kaylyn Sommer.

As Chron reports, the Charleston, South Carolina resident allegedly threw herself off the Norwegian Pearl cruise ship hours after it left the Port of Miami in Florida last Thursday afternoon. Authorities immediately undertook a search.

Members of the US Coast Guard were brought in to take charge of the search mission off the coast of Cuba, as part official scrapped the remainder of the four-day event and turned the vessel around, halting the dance music cruise.

“During the chartered cruise on Norwegian Pearl, a female guest was observed intentionally going overboard while the ship was sailing the Yucatan Channel,” a statement issued by Mad Decent Boat Party organizers on Friday read.

“The ship’s crew immediately initiated rescue measures, including deploying three rescue boats and notifying the Coast Guard and other relevant authorities… Both the ship and charter company teams are providing support to the family and all impacted guests during this difficult time.”

There was still no sign of the young mother’s body by Saturday when Coast Guard bosses decided to suspend their search. “Our heartfelt thoughts and prayers go out to the loved ones affected by this terrible tragedy,” said Captain Todd Coggeshall over the weekend.

“We are all sons and daughters, and many of our responders have young children themselves. Suspending search efforts is always a painful decision, particularly when it involves a young mother.” FBI agents are now investigating Sommer’s disappearance.

Mixmag reports that when the ship returned to the Port of Miami early, rather than continue to its original destination of Cozumel in Mexico, the FBI “met the ship as it pulled into the port”, according to bureau spokesman Michael Leverock.

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The incident comes just weeks after the organisers of Australia’s first cruise ship festival, Sea ‘N Beats, announced they were cancelling the event, citing the difficulties that come with executing a music festival at sea.

“Whilst every possibility in the hope of proceeding with Australia’s first cruise ship festival has been looked at, ultimately all parties involved concluded that conducting a music festival at sea comes with challenges that could not be overcome,” a statement read.

“We believe that the most appropriate decision was to not continue with the event.” According to an FAQ on the Sea ‘N Beats website, “At this stage, [organisers] will not be looking at another departure date for the cruise,”

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