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Yahoo
01-05-2025
- Yahoo
24 people banned from Carnival cruises after massive brawl breaks out while docked for customs
Twenty-four people have been banned from sailing with Carnival Cruise Lines after a massive brawl broke out among the passengers. Phone footage of the incident posted to Facebook by an eyewitness showed a large group of people at the terminal in Galveston, Texas, shoving one another and swinging punches. The melee, which took place over the weekend as passengers queued for customs, eventually spread past a line of safety barriers. At one point a man can be seen being pushed to the ground and pummelled by a group of assailants. Members of the facility's security team rushed to intervene while fellow holidaymakers moved out of the way while sidestepping piles of luggage strewn across the floor. NEW: 24 people have been banned from Carnival Cruise Line after a massive brawl broke out when the ship docked in Galveston, Texas over the man was seen getting pulverized on the ground by multiple people after he fell down."The incident occurred in the… — Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) April 29, 2025 'It went down this morning,' wrote Trelle Ray, who first shared the clip on social media. The cruise had just returned to the United States after a week touring the western Caribbean, stopping in Mexico and Honduras, when the violence erupted. 'The incident occurred in the debarkation area under the authority of U.S. Customs and Border Patrol,' Carnival explained in a statement to local news outlet KPRC 2. 'The matter was turned over to law enforcement. We will not tolerate such behavior, and 24 people have been placed on our Do Not Sail list.' Border patrol officials subsequently told KPRC 2 that 10 people had initially been detained but only one man was arrested: Ethan Meritt-Clark, 21, from Chicago, Illinois. Court records reveal Meritt-Clark said he was debarking from Carnival's Jubilee ship and picking up his luggage when he noticed a group of people 'he had an issue with while on the cruise.' He told officers he had previously met them a day earlier when they were playing basketball onboard. A fight had broken out during the game. Meritt-Clark alleged in his affidavit that the group confronted him at the Galveston terminal and started 'hitting and stomping' him to the ground. But the court documents state that he then 'recanted his original statement' and instead admitted to pushing an elderly man during the fracas. Investigators subsequently spoke to the elderly man, who said he had been attempting to intervene to calm the situation and had told Merrit-Clark, 'Don't do what you're about to do'. The 21-year-old is reportedly now facing first-degree felony charges for injury to a child, elderly individual or disabled individual and is being held on a $5,000 bond.
Yahoo
30-04-2025
- Yahoo
24 people banned from Carnival cruises after massive brawl breaks out while docked for customs
Twenty-four people have been banned from sailing with Carnival Cruise Lines after a massive brawl broke out among the passengers. Phone footage of the incident posted to Facebook by an eyewitness showed a large group of people at the terminal in Galveston, Texas, shoving one another and swinging punches. The melee, which took place over the weekend as passengers queued for customs, eventually spread past a line of safety barriers. At one point a man can be seen being pushed to the ground and pummelled by a group of assailants. NEW: 24 people have been banned from Carnival Cruise Line after a massive brawl broke out when the ship docked in Galveston, Texas over the man was seen getting pulverized on the ground by multiple people after he fell down."The incident occurred in the… — Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) April 29, 2025 Members of the facility's security team rushed to intervene while fellow holidaymakers moved out of the way while sidestepping piles of luggage strewn across the floor. 'It went down this morning,' wrote Trelle Ray, who first shared the clip on social media. The cruise had just returned to the United States after a week touring the western Caribbean, stopping in Mexico and Honduras, when the violence erupted. 'The incident occurred in the debarkation area under the authority of U.S. Customs and Border Patrol,' Carnival explained in a statement to local news outlet KPRC 2. 'The matter was turned over to law enforcement. We will not tolerate such behavior, and 24 people have been placed on our Do Not Sail list.' Border patrol officials subsequently told KPRC 2 that 10 people had initially been detained but only one man was arrested: Ethan Meritt-Clark, 21, from Chicago, Illinois. Court records reveal Meritt-Clark said he was debarking from Carnival's Jubilee ship and picking up his luggage when he noticed a group of people 'he had an issue with while on the cruise.' He told officers he had previously met them a day earlier when they were playing basketball onboard. A fight had broken out during the game. Meritt-Clark alleged in his affidavit that the group confronted him at the Galveston terminal and started 'hitting and stomping' him to the ground. But the court documents state that he then 'recanted his original statement' and instead admitted to pushing an elderly man during the fracas. Investigators subsequently spoke to the elderly man, who said he had been attempting to intervene to calm the situation and had told Merrit-Clark, 'Don't do what you're about to do'. The 21-year-old is reportedly now facing first-degree felony charges for injury to a child, elderly individual or disabled individual and is being held on a $5,000 bond.
Yahoo
30-04-2025
- Yahoo
Dozens banned from Carnival cruises after massive brawl breaks out while docked for customs
Twenty-four people have been banned from sailing with Carnival Cruise Lines after a massive brawl broke out among the passengers. Phone footage of the incident posted to Facebook by an eyewitness showed a large group of people at the terminal in Galveston, Texas, shoving one another and swinging punches. The melee, which took place over the weekend as passengers queued for customs, eventually spread past a line of safety barriers. At one point a man can be seen being pushed to the ground and pummelled by a group of assailants. Members of the facility's security team rushed to intervene while fellow holidaymakers moved out of the way while sidestepping piles of luggage strewn across the floor. 'It went down this morning,' wrote Trelle Ray, who first shared the clip on social media. The cruise had just returned to the United States after a week touring the western Caribbean, stopping in Mexico and Honduras, when the violence erupted. 'The incident occurred in the debarkation area under the authority of U.S. Customs and Border Patrol,' Carnival explained in a statement to local news outlet KPRC 2. 'The matter was turned over to law enforcement. We will not tolerate such behavior, and 24 people have been placed on our Do Not Sail list.' Border patrol officials subsequently told KPRC 2 that 10 people had initially been detained but only one man was arrested: Ethan Meritt-Clark, 21, from Chicago, Illinois. Court records reveal Meritt-Clark said he was debarking from Carnival's Jubilee ship and picking up his luggage when he noticed a group of people 'he had an issue with while on the cruise.' He told officers he had previously met them a day earlier when they were playing basketball onboard. A fight had broken out during the game. Meritt-Clark alleged in his affidavit that the group confronted him at the Galveston terminal and started 'hitting and stomping' him to the ground. But the court documents state that he then 'recanted his original statement' and instead admitted to pushing an elderly man during the fracas. Investigators subsequently spoke to the elderly man, who said he had been attempting to intervene to calm the situation and had told Merrit-Clark, 'Don't do what you're about to do'. The 21-year-old is reportedly now facing first-degree felony charges for injury to a child, elderly individual or disabled individual and is being held on a $5,000 bond.
The Independent
30-04-2025
- The Independent
Dozens banned from Carnival cruises after massive brawl breaks out while docked for customs
Twenty-four people have been banned from sailing with Carnival Cruise Lines after a massive brawl broke out among the passengers. Phone footage of the incident posted to Facebook by an eyewitness showed a large group of people at the terminal in Galveston, Texas, shoving one another and swinging punches. The melee, which took place over the weekend as passengers queued for customs, eventually spread past a line of safety barriers. At one point a man can be seen being pushed to the ground and pummelled by a group of assailants. Members of the facility's security team rushed to intervene while fellow holidaymakers moved out of the way while sidestepping piles of luggage strewn across the floor. 'It went down this morning,' wrote Trelle Ray, who first shared the clip on social media. The cruise had just returned to the United States after a week touring the western Caribbean, stopping in Mexico and Honduras, when the violence erupted. 'The incident occurred in the debarkation area under the authority of U.S. Customs and Border Patrol,' Carnival explained in a statement to local news outlet KPRC 2. 'The matter was turned over to law enforcement. We will not tolerate such behavior, and 24 people have been placed on our Do Not Sail list.' Border patrol officials subsequently told KPRC 2 that 10 people had initially been detained but only one man was arrested: Ethan Meritt-Clark, 21, from Chicago, Illinois. Court records reveal Meritt-Clark said he was debarking from Carnival's Jubilee ship and picking up his luggage when he noticed a group of people 'he had an issue with while on the cruise.' He told officers he had previously met them a day earlier when they were playing basketball onboard. A fight had broken out during the game. Meritt-Clark alleged in his affidavit that the group confronted him at the Galveston terminal and started 'hitting and stomping' him to the ground. But the court documents state that he then 'recanted his original statement' and instead admitted to pushing an elderly man during the fracas. Investigators subsequently spoke to the elderly man, who said he had been attempting to intervene to calm the situation and had told Merrit-Clark, 'Don't do what you're about to do'. The 21-year-old is reportedly now facing first-degree felony charges for injury to a child, elderly individual or disabled individual and is being held on a $5,000 bond.
Epoch Times
29-04-2025
- Epoch Times
Man Arrested After Brawl at Galveston Port
Police arrested a man and detained several individuals after a physical melee broke out inside a cruise ship terminal in Galveston, Texas, on Saturday. The Port of Galveston Police Department said it responded to a call on April 26 regarding an altercation at Cruise Terminal 25 as passengers were disembarking. 'U.S. Customs and Border Protection detained several individuals,' Port of Galveston Police Department spokesperson Kathryn Thomas told NTD, a sister publication of The Epoch Times, in an email. 'Port police arrested and charged one individual.' The man was charged with injury to a child, elderly individual, or disabled individual, according to Thomas. The Galveston County Jail declined to comment until the individual's name is released. The debarking passengers had just completed a cruise to the Caribbean aboard the Carnival Jubilee, according to a person who posted a video of the incident on social media. Related Stories 4/25/2025 4/7/2025 'It went down this morning,' Trelle Ray NTD reached out to Ray for comment but did not receive a response by publication time. Carnival Cruise Lines said it had placed 24 people on its 'do not sail' list following the incident. 'It is not temporary,' Carnival told NTD when asked about the ban. 'The incident occurred in the debarkation area under the authority of U.S. Customs and Border Patrol,' Carnival said in an email. 'The matter was turned over to law enforcement. We will not tolerate such behavior.' U.S. Customs and Border Patrol did not respond to a request for comment by publication time. Justin Alexander, a cruise ship social media influencer since 2018, said he's never surprised when there's fighting on a cruise ship. 'People start drinking and they get into their emotions,' Alexander told NTD by phone. 'Mix that with multiple demographics and multiple cultures that have different upbringings and different meanings for what's considered disrespect.' Alexander, who cruises up to 30 times a year on various ships and posts reviews on his YouTube channel 'The Ship Life,' said he was surprised, however, that that this incident happened in the terminal 'because it creates a potential national security [breach].' 'Carnival's one of my favorite lines,' Alexander added. 'It's an average Joe cruise line. You see normal people there.' From January 1 to March 30, Carnival Cruise Lines reported three assaults involving passengers, according to Last year during the same time period, Carnival Cruise Lines
