Okrepki is from Louisiana but authorities aren't certain of his hometown.
A search plane, helicopter and Coast Guard cutter were sent out to search.
The ship was en route from New Orleans to Key West.
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Man reported overboard from cruise ship in Gulf
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - May 25, 2009 The Coast Guard says 18-year-old Bruce Okrepki reportedly went
overboard from the Carnival Fantasy at about 9:45 p.m. Sunday,
about 150 miles southwest of Tampa.
