British tourists brawl with Ibiza boat cruise staff as screaming women look on and two people end up in the sea after security guards refused to let one of the group on for being too drunk
- The men threw punches at each other and used rubbish bins as weapons in the popular resort of San Antonio
- Violence flared when security staff prevented a tourist from boarding because he was too drunk
- The men who participated in the punch-up were described as ‘British tourists’
Two people ended up in the sea after a mass fight by an Ibiza party boat said to have involved British tourists.
Violence flared when security staff prevented a tourist from boarding because he was too drunk and his group of ten friends responded by attacking them.
The brawlers threw punches at each other and used rubbish containers as weapons in the extraordinary scenes in the popular resort of San Antonio.
The fight had occurred after people were stopped from boarding the boat due to take them on a sunset cruise because of the state they were in
Two people ended up in the sea after a chaotic punch fight with security staff of the boat
They threw punches at each other and used rubbish containers as weapons in the popular resort of San Antonio
Violence flared when security staff prevented a tourist from boarding because he was too drunk and his group of ten friends responded by attacking them
The 20 or so people who participated in the punch-up were described locally as ‘mainly British tourists’
A video from the the chaotic scene shows the man throwing bins each other and staff of the port as one of them was prevented from boarding because he was too drunk.
One of the tourists throws a rubbish bin on a security staff of the boat and was hit by the same bin after the staff throws the bin back.
A women can be heard screaming in the background while the angry men are exchanging punches.
Police raced to the area but the fight was already over by the time they arrived and no arrests are believed to have been made.
A spokesman for the firm Nautilus Ibiza, which ended up cancelling the sunset cruise in the aftermath of the drama, told local press violence flared when security staff prevented a tourist from boarding because he was too drunk and his group of ten friends responded by attacking them.
The 20 or so people who participated in the punch-up were described locally as ‘mainly British tourists.’
The incident happened around 5.30pm on Wednesday. There were no reports of any serious injuries.
A video from the incident shows a man in black shirt throwing a bin at security staff of the port as he was prevented from boarding because he was too drunk
A left-wing San Antonio councillor, used footage of the brawl to criticise ruling right-wing politicians for voting against the proposal to include San Antonio port in the area affected by the ‘drunken tourism’ decree’
A spokesman for the town hall confirmed the fight had occurred after people were stopped from boarding the boat due to take them on a sunset cruise because of the state they were in
Antonio Lorenzo, a left-wing San Antonio councillor, used footage of the brawl to criticise ruling right-wing politicians for voting against the proposal to include San Antonio port in the area affected by the ‘drunken tourism’ decree which covers the nearby West End area and includes limitations on alcohol purchases.
Addressing the likes of the town mayor Marcos Serra on Twitter he said: ‘They voted no to including the port and the Arenal in the area of excesses and combatting party boats and today we have these images of the customers of this type of offer.
‘It’s very clear who you’re governing for. There is an alternative.’
Local police could not be reached early this yesterday morning for comment.
A spokesman for the town hall confirmed the fight had occurred after people were stopped from boarding the boat due to take them on a sunset cruise because of the state they were in.