Mexican navy fights Polish hooligans on the beach

telegraph.co.uk ^ | 7:10PM BST 22 Aug 2013 | Harriet Alexander

[BenLurkin]

Dramatic video footage has emerged showing a group of Mexican sailors battling against Polish football hooligans on a beach in the north of Poland.

Supporters of the Ruch Chorzow team, who were in the town of Gdynia for a cup match, clashed with 56 Mexican navy cadets from the Cuauhtemoc training ship who were taking a break from their drills.

Chairs were hurled, parasols toppled and beach towels flung to the side as dozens of men attacked each other. A crowd of onlookers stood in their swimwear watching, until the mass of brawling men came closer to their vantage point.

[BenLurkin]

Hmmmm....I wonder if alcohol was involved...

[Forward the Light Brigade]

Just some young men having a good time on the beach.

[left that other site]

Mexico has a Navy?

That trains in Poland?

One learns something new every day.

[2banana]

Mexico has a navy? Who knew?

[Mark17]

Just some young men having a good time on the beach.

I could not tell who was who in the video.

[NonValueAdded]

How many Polish hooligans does it take to topple a parasol?

[fieldmarshaldj]

Who won ?

[balch3]

Mexico has a navy? Who knew?

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They’re actually the ones doing most of the heavy lifting against the drug cartels. Unlike the army and police, they’re mostly untainted by corruption.

[Impy]

They’re actually the ones doing most of the heavy lifting against the drug cartels. Unlike the army and police, they’re mostly untainted by corruption

Very interesting.

[Jane Long]

Maybe it was a stand off.

[BenLurkin]

I’m guessing both sides will claim victory.

[Husker24]

This has the potential to be the greatest military Victory in Mexican history.

[akinbaja]

Yes, the Navy had one hour of fuel for a rescue mission that took three days in San Felipe, Baja about five years ago

[BenLurkin]

Excellent

[5th MEB]

Just a word of advice; don’t f#ck with the Poles, they will kill you quickly and efficiently.

[Hostage]

I know the policy of the United States Navy when on shore leave in a foreign country. If there is even a hint of a conflict with locals, clear out and get back to the ship. Anyone caught involved in a brawl with locals gets UCMJ Captain’s Mast and possibly court martial for officers.

[BenLurkin]

A sensible policy. In this case I suspect that punishments might be slaps on the wrists. And to indulge in wild speculation, something tells me that this cadets will be privately lauded my the Mexican navy for their fighting spirit and esprit d’corps.

[dfwgator]

They make the English soccer hooligans look like pikers.

[stormer]

Are you kidding? Never heard of El Día de la Batalla de Puebla?

[stormer]

What were you saying about fuel? This is the ARM Cuauhtémoc.