Unalaska, AK – The Coast Guard search for a man-overboard south of Adak has been suspended. A crew member from Myanmar fell overboard from the 792-foot containership Cap Gilbert approximately 517 miles south of Adak Island on Tuesday around 8 pm. The 26-year old man was wearing street clothes, a jacket, and no survival gear when he went over. Other crew members report that he cannot swim. The Coast Guard responded to the incident with an HC-130 Hercules aircraft, which departed Kodiak at 10:16 last night and arrived on scene around 1 am. A second crew arrived and searched the area Wednesday afternoon. Coast Guard Petty Officer Sara Francis said they could not send helicopters with hoisting capabilities because the ship was too far from shore.

The Coast Guard suspended the search at 3:14 pm Wednesday after looking over 882 nautical miles. No signs of the man were found.

Francis said the Coast Guard helped with the search and rescue efforts but will not investigate the incident because the person was not a U.S. citizen, and he fell in international waters from an international ship.

Weather conditions at the time of the incident were 20-foot seas, 39 mph winds, 39 degree air temperature and 47 degree water temperature.

The Cap Gilbert is a Liberia-flagged vessel sailing from China to Mexico.