Man overboard !
This accident had happened onboard one of the ships of my company.
After work shift, about 3 a.m., one of the dancers was enjoying his free time on open deck with two girls. All of them were drinking little bit for relaxation. Guy, absolutely confident that co-ordination of his movements is perfect, sat on the handrails.
It was in Caribbean and night wind blasts, I want to tell you, here are not rare. Maybe, exactly that was a reason, maybe alcohol and laugh, but guy fell overboard.
Really downright scared girls rushed inside the ship, and, instead of throwing a life ring to drowning, as per rules, and only then call to the bridge and report about accident, they started to knock in all consecutive doors and call for help.
And at that time vessel in its highest gear was leaving a boy alone under the moonlight in salt water of night Caribbean.
By that time when information reached bridge, ship had swiveled and came back, about 40 minutes had gone.
Dancer was successfully delivered onboard; he was completely exhausted and very frightened. Alcohol not even smelled from him, and first, what he had asked about was can of soda. Night drinks, heavy physical and moral duty, salt water followed to large dehydration of his body.
Poor guy got fired and his girl-friends signed strict warnings.
