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In the shocking clip, several men are seen flinging punches at each other as security desperately try to break up the scuffle.

It’s thought days of fighting on board the Carnival Cruise Line ship between 26 family members had preceded the scrap and some of the details are truly disturbing.

Passengers said threats had been made to stab and throw people overboard, forcing them to barricade themselves in their own rooms.

David Barkho got a call from 20-year-old son George, who was a passenger, saying he had been injured and needed help.

“He said, ‘Please Dad, please, call the Federal Police’,” Mr Barkho told Australian site 3AW.

“I could hear a lot of screaming, crying in the background.

“He had seen a lot of people bleeding, a lot of people down on the ground."

(Image: 3AW)

Another passenger told Nine News it was a “bloodbath” and the “traumatic experience” made them not leave their rooms.

A second clip shows men battering each other on the ship’s deck.

And Naomi, who was onboard the ship, said there had also been brawls in a nightclub and a lift.

“And a big fight on the lido deck, which went on for about 45 minutes,” she said.

“Lots of yelling people being threatened.

“Being called dogs in the smoking area.

“A pool was full of children, people were pulling their children out of the pool because they were crying and scared.

“Last night they attacked one of the security guards.”

The alleged reason behind the scrap is even more bizarre.

Zac, a member of the family, told 3AW Radio the trouble started over a thong being stepped on – leading to an instant apology.

The ship was forced to stop on the south coast of New South Wales, Australia, today to offload the unruly group.

In a statement to news.com.au, the ship’s operator Carnival Cruise Line said staff had taken action against a small number of “disruptive guests”.

“Safety is the number one priority for Carnival Cruise Line, we take a zero-tolerance approach to excessive behaviour that affects other guests and we have acted accordingly on Carnival Legend,” a spokesman said.

“The ship’s highly trained security staff have taken strong action in relation to a small group of disruptive guests who have been involved in altercations on board.

“The ship’s security team is applying our zero-tolerance policy in the interests of the safety and comfort of other guests.

“Carnival Legend is currently on a 10-day South Pacific cruise scheduled to be completed in Melbourne tomorrow where the ship is currently homeported.”