Darwin Award
Attempted suicide by meat cleaver. Italian officers, Romanian crew. Messman found with head wounds unconscious in a pool of blood. Taken to hospital. Police boarded and investigated. On recovering consciousness, Messman advised police that he had felt a bit depressed and decided to commit suicide by hitting himself over the head with a meat cleaver. Police confirmed no other fingerprints on the weapon. Messman said he felt better and asked to be returned to the ship, which he duly did.
