Watch: Man arrested after allegedly trying to climb onto cruise ship in Sydney
A man was arrested after allegedly trying to climb onto a cruise ship over the weekend.
Law enforcement responded to reports of the incident at the overseas passenger terminal at The Rocks, a historic area in Sydney, Australia, around 3 p.m. local time on May 17, according to the New South Wales Police Force. “On arrival, officers attached to Marine Area Command found the man suspended over the water from the mooring line,” police told Paste BN in an emailed statement.
The 29-year-old was arrested after the line was lowered onto a police boat. He is charged with entering a “cleared zone when not screened and cleared” and entering restricted land-side and water-side zones without authorization, police said.
Authorities did not name the suspect.
Video footage published by 9 News Sydney appears to show the man hanging onto one rope with his foot on another between the port and the Carnival Adventure ship while people look on. The ship – formerly Pacific Adventure – joined the Carnival Cruise Line fleet after parent company Carnival Corp. folded P&O Cruises Australia into the brand in March.
Carnival referred Paste BN’s request for comment to police. Police declined to confirm the ship’s name.
Nathan Diller is a consumer travel reporter for Paste BN based in Nashville. You can reach him at ndiller@usatoday.com.