Wild new footage has emerged of the brawl between black cruise staff and white pleasure craft owners on an Alabama dock, with the skipper heard saying ‘don’t f**k with the riverboat crew’.
The new video has shed light on the mass brawl that has gone viral on social media, and has revealed how the altercation panned out.
According to the new footage, a large group of people had been returning to the dock after spending time on the Harriott II Riverboat in Montgomery, Alabama.
After making it back however, the space reserved for them had been taken over by a boat owner who parked his vessel and left it.
Due to the apparent violation, a worker aboard the riverboat made his way to the dock and untied it so those onboard can return to land, when the fight ensues.
After the riverboat crew made it back to the dock, the fighting continued which resulted in one woman being thrown into the water
Police moved in and made arrests on the scene, with the Mayor of Montgomery saying those responsible will be held accountable
In the new video, a woman on the riverboat narrates what has happened prior to the camera rolling.
She says: ‘The man in white is crew from our cruise who got off our ship to go over there to move that black pontoon boat because those guys who parked there were told not to leave it there.
‘He’s just pushing it off, that is funny. Taking matters into his own hands.’
In the background, those onboard the riverboat can be heard encouraging the worker and after the pontoon boat owner arrives starting shouting for him to ‘kick his a**’.
On the dock, a group of men are seen crowding round the black dock worker who is being cheered on by those aboard the riverboat.
Those onboard the riverboat then hilariously break out into the Ludacris song ‘Move B**ch’, singing ‘move b**ch, get out the way’ on repeat.
The worker and the pontoon owner continue to go back and forth before the worker is pushed by one man.
In a flamboyant gesture, the black man flings off his cap into a watching crowd above.
The boat worker had to make it back to land after another boat, pictured here, had taken their space at the dock
Despite police now being on the scene, workers from the riverboat and those onboard the private boat continued to battle it out
Scenes quickly turn sour as the pair exchange blows before another white man in red shorts tackles the black man to the floor, before several others join the fray.
Some appear to be trying to break up the fight, while others also throw punches.
Those onboard the riverboat scream in horror as the man is frequently punched before others step in to help.
One man is even seen swimming across from the other side of the river to join the fracas.
In separate footage, a group of men and workers from the riverboat then reach the dock and a full scale brawl breaks out.
At one point, a white woman is thrown into the water with her assailant egged on by those filming the fight.
Another woman is also hit over the head with a chair while two men exchange punches to the head, before one gouges the other’s eye.
A baying crowd expresses a mixture of horror and delight at the disturbing scenes unfolding in front of them.
The hat-flinging invites a punch to the head from the shirtless man, sparking ugly scenes
A man in red shorts charges into the action and tackles the black man to the floor as others join
The altercation is under investigation by local police as they comb through multiple videos provided by the public
One man can be seen smashing another man over the head with a chair as he tries to escape
The same man is later seen smashing a woman the head with a chair as she sits on the floor
In another angle of the brawl, the announcer onboard the riverboat can be heard saying: ‘Please check the guys in the water, two guys are in the water behind the dock. Make sure nobody drowns.
He then hilariously quips: ‘FYI, in the future don’t f**k with the riverboat crew.’
Photos shared on social media appear to show a group of white men sitting on the boardwalk in handcuffs after the riot, with others being led away from the scene by officers.
The altercation is under investigation by local police as they comb through multiple videos provided by the public, as well as the City of Montgomery’s video surveillance.
Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed said: ‘The Montgomery Police Department acted swiftly to detain several reckless individuals for attacking a man who was doing his job.
‘Warrants are being signed and justice will be served. This was an unfortunate incident which never should have occurred.
The worker who had first been assaulted by the group of men is seen here being led away by several woman, who appear to have also been working on the boat having
The worker had been onboard the Harriot II Riverboat in Montgomery, Alabama, when he decided to untie a boat blocking them from docking
Pictures shared on social media from after the fight show a woman with her hands behind her back being led away from the Alabama riverfront by a cop
Pictures shared on social media from after the fight show men and women on the boardwalk in handcuffs. Montgomery police said multiple arrests have been made
‘As our police department investigates these intolerable actions, we should not become desensitized to violence of any kind in our community.
‘Those who choose violent actions will be held accountable by our criminal justice system.’
