Ship passenger rescued after jumping from ship

Published: Tuesday, July 3 2007 12:57 a.m. MDT

MIAMI (AP) — A man was rescued early Monday from the ocean off Florida after he jumped from a cruise ship while apparently drunk, authorities said.

The Carnival Liberty alerted the Coast Guard around 11:35 p.m. Sunday that Scott Durrin, 29, of Rockville, Md., had possibly jumped overboard.

Durrin and three friends had been drinking when he decided to get into one of the ship's lifeboats, FBI spokeswoman Judy Orihuela said.

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