Hudson River Party Cruise Ends in Knife Fight

A party aboard the cruise ship "The Temptress" turned deadly early Saturday morning as five men were injured in a brawl. Witnesses said that there was a minor dispute within the party of 400 as they boarded the boat at 12:30 a.m., but it cooled down after everybody started drinking. But as they disembarked at 4 a.m., another fight broke out, this time with weapons. One ship employee told the Daily News, "I think [it was] a fight about a girlfriend. But it just sounded like drunk stupid stuff." The five wounded men are expected to survive, and police have three men in custody. Last August, a man was killed after attending a party cruise at the South Street Seaport.

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By Jaya Saxena in News on July 11, 2010 12:00 PM

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kazubes

Yea good idea, there's a brawl before people even start drinking and the party promoters still decided to go forward with the event

jaycjay

"I think [it was] a fight about a girlfriend. But it just sounded like drunk stupid stuff."

Drunk stupid stuff... for example, a fight about a girlfriend.

Torgo

I had to go on one of these party cruises once (a work thing) and it was just awful. Nothing like being trapped on a boat for hours with a bunch of coworkers.

mellow_fellow

They should rename the boat "Tubby Temptress." Just for the hell of it.

Splicer

Yet alcohol, a drug that makes people angry, is legal and pot isn't. Government policy at its stupidest.

Love2HateNYC

The expression "turned deadly" implies someone actually died, no?

I would change the first sentence as follows "A party aboard the cruise ship "The Temptress" turned stabby..."