Floating fracas: Hour-long brawl breaks out on cruise ship
A mass brawl has broken out on a cruise ship heading into New York. However, it remains unsure if anybody will be charged.
The brawl broke out on the dancefloor of a nightclub of the Carnival Magic cruise ship in the early hours of the morning on Tuesday the 28th of June.
At the moment of the brawl, the ship was heading back to New York, but the exact location of the vessel will have a bearing on a criminal investigation depending on the jurisdiction of law enforcement it falls under. However, if it took place in international waters, it is possible everybody involved will get away scot-free.
The NYPD has confirmed security on-board were unable to contain the fight and had to summon the Coast Guard. "Security onboard the boat attempted to de-escalate the situation and subsequently called for the Coast Guard," the police said in a statement.
"The Coast Guard escorted the cruise ship to Pier 88, confines of the MTN Precinct. Uniformed personnel and Traffic Agents met the ship and the ship disembarked passengers without further incident".
An eyewitness passenger Theresa James claims the fight began over a "threesome".
She said the fight lasted for an hour and stretched from the fifth floor to the first floor, involving up to 60 people.
Carnival described the brawl as an "altercation".
"Thankfully no serious injuries were reported and our onboard security team intervened."
The brawl came at the end of an eight-day voyage, which went into various islands in the West Indies before heading back up the US east coast.
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