Off Limits: How Did a Cruise Ship Passenger Release an Anchor?

Last Sunday morning, cruise passenger Rick Elhert, still dressed in the previous night's formal attire, entered a restricted area of Holland America's Ryndam, donned work gloves and proceeded to release the stern anchor.
According to an FBI affidavit on the incident (posted on The Smoking Gun Web site), Elhert was arrested for "attempting to damage, destroy, disable, or wreck a vessel" and attempting "to cause damage to a ship which is likely to endanger the safe navigation of that ship." Elhert could face up to 20 years in prison for the charges and a $250,000 fine for each charge.
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Source: Cruise Critic