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A 29-year-old man was arrested and charged after climbing onto a cruise ship in AustraliaHe was charged with three offenses and is due in court next monthThe person’s identity was not publicly revealed
A man was arrested in Sydney, Australia, over the weekend after video footage showed him allegedly attempting to climb a docked cruise ship using mooring ropes.
In a statement to PEOPLE, the New South Wales Police Force did not identify the 29-year-old individual, but confirmed the incident happened at the overseas passenger terminal at The Rocks about 3 p.m. local time on Saturday, May 17.
Video obtained by 9 News Sydney showed the man dangling from the vessel in broad daylight as onlookers walked by. The boat was the Carnival Adventure cruise ship at Circular Quay, 9 News reports.
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“Tom notgoingtocruise,” one person quipped in the comment section. Another added, “A normal day in Sydney.”
However, the situation was no laughing matter for the police.
When police arrived, they found the man “suspended over the water from the mooring line.” After the line was lowered into a police boat, the man was taken to Day Street Police Station.
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According to New South Wales police, the man was charged with three offenses: entering a cleared zone when not screened and cleared; entering a land-side restricted zone when not authorized; and entering a water-side restricted zone when not authorized.
Carnival declined to comment on the situation as it was a “law enforcement matter.”
Authorities did not share a motive for the man’s actions. He was granted conditional bail and is scheduled to appear in Downing Centre Local Court on June 11.
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