"Buoy", What A Rescue!

[Boz]

Man Rescued After Falling From Cruise Ship

Posted: 4:04 pm EDT June 15, 2009

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- A man found clinging to a buoy after falling from a cruise ship in St. Petersburg has been rescued.

According to the Coast Guard, 46-year-old Larry Miller told them he went overboard from the Carnival Inspiration early Monday morning while it was returning to the Port of Tampa. He was found a few hours later clinging to a buoy near the Sunshine Skyway Bridge in the St. Petersburg area.

He was transported to Bayfront Medical Center with minor injuries.

Carnival says the man told authorities he slipped after climbing up on a railing to get a better view of the pilot boat.

The ship was returning from a four-day cruise. The case remains under investigation.

[crash1371]

What a lucky Dumb a** How is the view now

[nate.]

hes lucky. its tarpon season here now. lots of big tigers, bulls, and hammerheads in tampa bay.

[Ludicrous]

Dang railings always getting in the way.