A subsequent news report states that "Wernet was not drinking at the time of the fall. Wernet and four others climbed the mast, after having seen others up there the night before, to see the sunrise over Miami. But while everyone else was lying down on the platform atop the mast, Wernet was standing or sitting up when a radar dish suddenly started to rotate, knocking him off." REFERENCE miamiherald.com

MIAMI (AP) — A 20-year-old man has died after falling from a mast on a Carnival Cruise Lines ship docked at Miami's port.

Carnival officials said Monday that the man went into a restricted area aboard the Carnival Ecstasy and climbed a forward mast, then fell onto the deck below. He was later pronounced dead at a hospital.

Miami-Dade County police say the man's fall was the equivalent of two decks of the ship.

Police also say there's no evidence of foul play. The man's identity was not immediately released.

http://news.yahoo.com/cruise-ship-passenger-dies-fall-miami-port-162901980.html;_ylt=AwrBT8LjoylUCSoAyVal87UF;_ylu=X3oDMTByMjB0aG5zBGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDBHNlYwNzYw--

Submitted on 09/29/2014

Submitted by: Satya Ramnarain
Reference: Yahoo news/AP

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Bruce said:
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Going into a restricted area then climbing a mast is a pretty good sign that this guy didn't care about the danger. Thanks, Satya!

James said:
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Aaaarrrgh, matey, so he wanted to know what it feels like to climb the mizzenmast? Or maybe he wanted a selfie of him shouting "Iceberg right ahead!!"? As a navy veteran of 11 years, I can assure you that access to certain areas of ships are restricted for a reason, and only those qualified and/or who have express permission from the captain/master are allowed anywhere near there! Seems this landlubber bit off a bit more than he could chew! Thanks, Satya!

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