The man allegedly mocked the boat crew by wearing a face mask but lowering it when they turned away.
A tourist was forcibly removed from a boat in Venice, Italy, on Friday after he repeatedly refused to wear a face mask and mocked those who asked him to do so.
The altercation took place at San Zaccaria pier, behind Piazza San Marco, when the tourist stepped onto the platform to make way for others disembarking from the Vaporetto, or public water bus. But when he tried to reboard, he was met with a wall of passengers who refused to let him on. In a video of the incident, passengers on the boat can be seen shoving the man onto the platform, as the man, who has been identified as a German tourist, continues to try and board the boat.The tourist appears to be wearing a face-covering in the video but according to local media reports, while aboard the boat, the young man refused to listen to multiple requests from crew members and fellow passengers who asked him to wear his mask properly.
He also allegedly mocked the crew and passengers by lowering his mask when the crew looked away. A passenger who repeatedly shoved the tourist from the boat had to be held back by other passengers as the fight broke out. In Italy, it is mandatory to wear a face mask in public indoor places, and from 6 p.m. until 6 a.m., it is mandatory to wear masks outdoors at gatherings and in busy trafficked streets and squares, amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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