MIAMI (AP) - A Maryland man was rescued early Monday from the ocean off Florida after he reportedly jumped from a cruise ship, the Coast Guard 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, according to the Coast Guard.
The Coast Guard was told Durrin appeared to have been intoxicated, Petty Officer James Judge said.
Durrin fell about 36 feet into the water about 50 miles off the coast of Boca Raton. Crew aboard the Liberty threw life-rings and jackets over the side. Coast Guard crews located Durrin about an hour later.
Judge said Durrin was being examined early Monday but he did not know if the man had suffered any injuries. A spokesman for Miami-based Carnival Corp. did not immediately return a phone message early Monday.
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