Cruise Passengers Arrested After Nassau Port Brawl

Key Takeaways

• Police say it started shortly after 4:45 on a Monday afternoon, when tourism police were called to the Nassau cruise port over reports of a fight involving cruise ship passengers.
• Officers took three women and two men into custody, all US nationals.
• According to police, a struggle broke out at the station while officers were getting ready to search the five, and one of the women threw a chair through a glass door.
• Investigators say one of the men then kicked out the rest of the glass and tried to run, but officers stopped him quickly.
• Four officers were hurt, and one needed hospital treatment for a serious shoulder injury. The five suspects had minor injuries from the earlier fight at the port and were treated by EMS.
• The group missed their cruise and remained in police custody at the time of the report.
• They were being investigated for assaulting a police officer, fighting in a public place, resisting arrest, malicious damage and disorderly behavior in a police station.
• A US Embassy spokesperson told Our News they’re aware of the incident and consular officials are in touch with Bahamian authorities, but had no further comment.

Good to Know

The report also shows a video that was making the rounds on social media, which appears to show part of the confrontation, including a man climbing out of a damaged door as officers move in.

The big lesson for anyone sailing into Nassau: local police take this kind of thing seriously, and getting arrested in port means the ship sails without you. This group missed their cruise and stayed in custody while the investigation went on.

Everything in this report is based on what police and the embassy said at the time. The clip doesn’t say what happened next, so I’m not adding anything beyond it.