Two Passengers Plunge from Two Carnival Ships

[CanadianCruiser]

Two Passengers Plunge from Two Carnival Ships plunged into the water this weekend. Both were recovered, though one lived and the other died.

According to news reports, the scenarios are as follows:

A 28-year-old Maryland man who was a passenger on Carnival Liberty, had, according the Associated Press -- which was quoting the Coast Guard -- "possibly jumped overboard." Scott Durrin of Rockville was rescued after his 11:35 p.m. leap; he'd fallen some 36 feet into the water off the coast of Florida's Boca Raton.

Durrin's folly -- the Coast Guard observed he "appeared to have been intoxicated" -- resulted in a one-hour stay in the Atlantic; crew threw life rings and life jackets down to him until he could be located by the Coast Guard. Durrin is now in a shore side medical facility where's undergoing further evaluation and treatment.

Carnival Liberty had just departed Sunday from Ft. Lauderdale for a six night Western Carribbean cruise.

While sailing through the Gulf of Mexico on Carnival Ecstasy, an 18-year-old man -- whose identity has not been released -- apparently jumped overboard at around 7:30 a.m. He was recovered by crewmembers a half hour later and brought back onboard, but did not survive. [/size]

[Ol39Capt]

I wonder if they were dared to try it, since drinking was involved and they were both young....really is a shame....

[KeithnRita]

It sounds like one might be suicide.

http://www.click2houston.com/news/13604736/detail.html

[GalaxySilver]

Wow, I didn't even hear about it on the news. Guess the big news companies are getting tired of the same old story. Im glad it mentioned that he had been drinking. I couldn't even tell you how many people I talk to who are afraid to cruise because they "might fall off"

Don't drink and climb on the railing and you'll be just fine!!!

[CanadianCruiser]

thanks for posting the link for that tragic story.