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Watch - Never do this: Young man jumps off a cruise ship

Wednesday, 16 January 2019, 16:12 Last update: about 6 years ago

A new video has been posted yesterday of a young man jumping off a cruise ship while the vessel was sailing near the port.

The footage filmed by one of his friends shows the young man climbing on top of the railing and jumping off the cruise ship some 70ft into the sea. The clip was posted on Facebook by the popular sports and pop culture blog Barstool Sports, with a comment: "SEND IT OFF THE CRUISE SHIP". The jump was strongly condemned as "incredibly dangerous and stupid" by fellow passengers. Not to mention that such behavior puts him at high risk to be sucked under the ship immediately or cut by the ship’s propeller.

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The name of the ship or person who jumped off is not known, however, it is believed that the lighthouse in the back suggests the video was filmed in Nassau, Bahamas. The same video was uploaded on YouTube. In one of the comments, a friend of the young man said: He's fine, I know this dude. Got a little hurt but walked it off... His legs were injured for 3 days but he's okay now.

All cruise lines have strict rules for this kind of irresponsible and dangerous behaviour. After this, the person would be kicked off the ship and would have to fly home at his own expense.

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