Video below. Notice the laws being broken by ship staff and security? Staff pushing people not associated with the fight. Staff trying to tell people not to record. Security throwing kicks at people who are down.
Cue the lawsuits.
Carnival Cruise Lines
Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2018 1:23 pm
by TheCatt
Leisher wrote: Notice the laws being broken by ship staff and security?
no laws on the ocean?
Carnival Cruise Lines
Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2018 1:33 pm
by Leisher
TheCatt wrote:
Leisher wrote: Notice the laws being broken by ship staff and security?
no laws on the ocean?
Not really true.
If you're within 24 miles of any border, you operate under their laws. Otherwise, you operate under the flag flying on your ship. Carnival is U.S. based, so it'd be U.S. law.
Carnival Cruise Lines
Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2018 2:27 pm
by GORDON
Take over the ship in international waters, and you're God!
“An initial review of closed circuit security footage confirms that he leaned over the railing of his stateroom balcony and dropped into the water at approximately 4:10 am early Monday morning,” Carnival said in a statement.
The passenger’s companion reported him missing late Monday afternoon, the statement added.
That's a pretty big time gap.
Carnival Cruise Lines
Posted: Tue May 30, 2023 6:03 pm
by Leisher
I thought so too, but figured maybe they thought he got laid or something. Cruise ships are quite large.
Carnival Cruise Lines
Posted: Tue May 30, 2023 6:09 pm
by GORDON
When I cruised with my 15 year old, I let him run off when he wanted to. The only instructions were "Don't go anywhere overboard, or in any spaces without good lighting." So I can see how peeps wouldn't be reported missing for several hours.
Apparently, drowning by going overboard was a thing this weekend.
FYI, there is a whole subchain of people thinking the splash of the rope was a shark and this kid was immediately eaten.
Carnival Cruise Lines
Posted: Tue May 30, 2023 7:39 pm
by GORDON
Sharks have been known to follow cruise ships, that often throw biodegradable trash overboard. So if sharks see bit boat, and big splash, they may actually be in the mind of a snack.
I think my instinct would be float. Be still. Don't draw attention.
Carnival Cruise Lines
Posted: Tue May 30, 2023 8:09 pm
by Leisher
GORDON wrote: ↑Tue May 30, 2023 7:39 pm
Sharks have been known to follow cruise ships, that often throw biodegradable trash overboard. So if sharks see bit boat, and big splash, they may actually be in the mind of a snack.
True, but if you watch, you can clearly see the whole line attached to the buoy, and that splash is a part of it. The buoy hits the water at the same moment at the top of the video.
As for instincts, my first one would be not to willingly jump off the cruise ship...
Carnival Cruise Lines
Posted: Tue May 30, 2023 8:26 pm
by GORDON
I heard peeps saw sharks but the video was too dark for me to tell.