Moment a cruise ship passenger fell overboard, as a couple and child looked on in horror.

A shocking video shows the moment a cruise ship passenger fell overboard, as a couple and child looked on in horror.

The footage was recorded by a fellow passenger aboard the Norwegian Spirit cruise ship on August 8, while it was en route back to Taiwan.

The ship halted for almost 40 minutes as the crew initiated a search operation to locate the man. Unfortunately, the man's body was discovered shortly after the incident.

He was identified as a 30-year-old Taiwanese man with the surname Li.