Heartbreaking identity of Royal Caribbean passenger who jumped to his death from ship after fight with wife is revealed

The man who threw himself to his decease from nan platform of nan Royal Caribbean's Icon of nan Seas successful May has been identified arsenic a highly dressed up retired subject seasoned pinch PTSD.

Lieutenant Colonel James Bryan Wright, 53, was connected nan first time of a week-long cruise from Florida to nan Caribbean pinch his woman Tracie erstwhile passengers raised nan siren astir a man overboard astatine 7.50am connected May 26.

A newly-released incident study from nan Miami-Dade Police section reveals that nan mates from Gaston, South Carolina, had a conflict successful their compartment soon earlier he vanished 300 miles disconnected nan Florida coast.

'Contact was made pinch Mrs Wright who advised that her and her hubby were progressive successful a beingness altercation which prompted Mrs Wright to exit nan compartment leaving Mr Wright wrong nan cabin,' it records.

'Shortly aft nan altercation Mr Wright exited nan compartment astatine which constituent he made his measurement to Deck Five wherever he entered a secured gated area and proceeded to jump disconnected nan ship.' 

The world's largest cruise vessel was ordered to halt arsenic a hunt began for nan missing father-of-two.

Passengers shared images of nan rescue connected societal media arsenic nan hunt continued, pinch immoderate saying he had been recovered alive.

Two hours aft he jumped he was recovered floating by 1 of nan ship's rescue boats earlier being brought backmost connected committee wherever unit attempted unsuccessfully to resuscitate him earlier he was declared dormant astatine 9.58am.

An obituary reveals that he spent 30 years successful nan subject aft enrolling pinch nan South Carolina Air National Guard successful 1988.

In 2012 he was stationed astatine nan Bagram Airbase successful Afghanistan arsenic Director of Manpower and Personnel for nan Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force, and he retired successful 2018 arsenic Deputy Director of Human Resources-Joint Force Headquarters for nan South Carolina National Guard.

'Bryan was compassionate astir nan men and women who served nether him,' his obituary notes. 'During his circuit successful Afghanistan, Bryan flew into galore combat zones visiting soldiers and unit assigned to his command.

'He had nan grant of presenting galore Purple Hearts and different distinguished decorations to galore heroes who served truthful selflessly to protect nan freedoms we each enjoy.' 

The cruise was thrown into chaos aft nan siren was raised connected board.

Passenger Zachary Normand was successful nan eating room eating meal pinch immoderate 300 others erstwhile nan ship's skipper made an announcement that nan man had been found.

'Everyone successful nan eating room clapped and we're for illustration 'yeah',' Normand told nan New York Post. 'We assumed that nan feline was fine.'

He says they were informed that a rescue ngo was to return spot and that nan vessel would beryllium turning around.

But it was only later they recovered retired nan rider had died.

To Normandin's surprise, he said nan ambiance onboard was wholly surreal arsenic astir group simply continued to bask their picnic arsenic if thing had happened.

'I don't deliberation everyone knows astir nan feline dying. I deliberation it's benignant of purposely silenced,' Normandin added.

Wright won a big of decorations during his decades successful nan subject including nan Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal pinch 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters, Air Force Commendation Medal pinch 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters, and Army Commendation Medal.

The family were members of nan Gantt Street Baptist Church successful Gaston wherever his daughter, Victoria, a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner plays bass guitar.

His boy Nicholas is simply a rule postgraduate of The Citadel Military College successful South Carolina and joined his semipermanent woman Emily successful January past year.

In a tragic twist it emerged that nan veteran's younger relative William, 49, died conscionable 2 days aft Wright's death.

The 1,200-foot-long Icon of nan Seas only took its first voyage successful January.

The $2 cardinal vessel holds 7,600 passengers and 2,350 unit members, on pinch a 55ft artificial waterfall, 40 eating venues and bars, 7 swimming pools including a 40,000-gallon 'lake', 50 musicians and comedians, and a 16-piece orchestra.

In April, 20-year-old Levion Parker jumped overboard from a Royal Caribbean cruise vessel successful beforehand of his horrified family.

The 18-story Liberty of nan Seas was walking betwixt Cuba and nan Bahamas' Grand Inagua Island erstwhile nan calamity took place.

Wright was buried pinch subject honors astatine Fort Jackson National Cemetery successful Columbia, South Carolina.