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A Florida man faces battery charges after allegedly knocking an elderly employee unconscious on a Norwegian cruise ship.

The altercation began when the man tried to enter a restricted hallway on the ship.

This incident follows the recent death of a Florida teenager on a Carnival cruise, which has been ruled a homicide.

A Florida man is being charged with after an altercation on board the Norwegian Encore cruise ship out of Miami on Nov. 22, according to arrest reports.

Phillip Ortiz, 38, got into a physical fight with an unidentified employee on the ship, which led to the older man being knocked unconscious, police said in their report. Ortiz has been identified as a with , specializing in insurance claims and commercial disputes.

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