Cruise ship passed by disabled fishing boat, 2 die

[Seven]

sounds odd to be sure, but i also have to wonder what the currents are like that out there. paddling by hand in currents going another direction won't likely go very far.

I understand that ice, but to be in a huge body of water with absolutely zero safety/plan B provisions is just, well, stupid.

NOW they want to make it a cruise ship fiasco. (Which it is by maritime law.) Butl ets have the real moral to the story here; These dudes did absolutely everything wrong and what one should do prior to and when out on the ocean.


I also find it comical that they all had cell phones. Heaven forbid they have a survival kit. A simple flare gun more than likely would've saved their lives as more than a handful of people would have noticed that.


I wonder if they had one bandaid between the three of them.

 

[Doomsday101]

I understand that ice, but to be in a huge body of water with absolutely zero safety/plan B provisions is just, well, stupid.

NOW they want to make it a cruise ship fiasco. (Which it is by maritime law.) Butl ets have the real moral to the story here; These dudes did absolutely everything wrong and what one should do prior to and when out on the ocean.


I also find it comical that they all had cell phones. Heaven forbid they have a survival kit. A simple flare gun more than likely would've saved their lives as more than a handful of people would have noticed that.


I wonder if they had one bandaid between the three of them.

Your right those fisherman made some big mistakes but does not change the fact that this cruise ship was still obligated to help

 

[YosemiteSam]

I understand that ice, but to be in a huge body of water with absolutely zero safety/plan B provisions is just, well, stupid.

NOW they want to make it a cruise ship fiasco. (Which it is by maritime law.) Butl ets have the real moral to the story here; These dudes did absolutely everything wrong and what one should do prior to and when out on the ocean.


I also find it comical that they all had cell phones. Heaven forbid they have a survival kit. A simple flare gun more than likely would've saved their lives as more than a handful of people would have noticed that.


I wonder if they had one bandaid between the three of them.

There is two stories here. Both are wrong. They are idiots for not being prepared, but the Captain of the cruise ship should be fired and not allowed to captain a commercial ship again.

I'm not sure how maritime law is conducted and I think it actually depends more on the country where the law was broken. This guy deserve prison time, not only for lying about the account, but for the failure to render aid too. Especially when several people already believed the boaters were in distress.

 

[Baileyneverfailey]

The captain is an idiot anyway, because had he saved those dudes he would've had a free ride to morning talk show city, and then probably a book deal if he played it right. Instead, he probably ruined his career.

 

[speedkilz88]

Not a good year for ship captains.

 

[CanadianCowboysFan]

In the future, those cruise ships will just run over the boat, then say oops will be simpler that way.