O'Krepki recently graduated from St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Hammond, La., where he ran track and played soccer. He was with about 35 classmates on the ship. His uncle Rick O'Krepki said the teen's parents were among the chaperones on the cruise.
The ship had left New Orleans and was en route to Key West.
"We hope people are keeping Bruce in their thoughts and prayers," Rick O'Krepki said.
Bruce O'Krepki's soccer coach John Cox described the teen as someone who was connected to the community and his family.
"It's a huge burden for the community," Cox said.
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