Yet another reason not to carry cargo that speaks.

[Capt_Anonymous]

Man falls from cruise ship, found clinging to buoy

Monday, June 15, 2009
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PINELLAS COUNTY (Bay News 9) -- A man who fell from a cruise ship Monday morning was rescued after he was found clinging to a buoy, nearly three hours after he went overboard.
According to reports, at 4 a.m. Monday, Larry Miller, 46, fell overboard from the Carnival Inspiration as it was returning to the Port of Tampa.
The crew of a pilot boat found Miller clinging to a buoy in the shipping channel near the Sunshine Skyway shortly before 7 a.m.
Miller was taken to the Fort DeSoto boat ramp, where an emergency vehicle picked him up and took him to Bayfront Medical Center. He was treated for minor injuries.
A spokesperson for Carnival said Miller fell overboard when he climbed on a railing to get a better view of a boat as it passed by. He slipped, then fell overboard.
The Coast Guard is investigating the incident.

[Robert]

He could be a potential Steve Erwin crew candidate!

[NAUTICART]

[quote=Capt_Anonymous;13938]Man falls from cruise ship, found clinging to buoy



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Glad I wasn't on watch yesterday.......

[Shellback]

Nauticart, was that your ship in the story?

[NAUTICART]

Nauticart, was that your ship in the story?

Shellback,

No, I'm a watchstander in Vessel traffic. miss going offshore though.

[Shellback]

Shellback,

No, I'm a watchstander in Vessel traffic. miss going offshore though.

That's right, I recall you mentioning that before...Are you looking to go back sometime soon?

[NAUTICART]

I would like too, trying to see all the paper work I have to get together now, also my lisence is expired and I'll probebly have to start from scratch.
Now that my dog is gone I'm not tied to keeping on-shore job.