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Captain Fails to Lend Assistance - 2 Die

https://forum.oceancruisingclub.org/Topic276.aspx

By bbalme - 20 Apr 2012

Here 's a pretty depressing story that 's hitting the news. A Princess Cruise Captain failed to go to the assistance of a fishing vessel in distress in the Pacific Ocean. The boat was left drifting and 2 of the three occupants died...

Story is here: http://gma.yahoo.com/princess-cruises-investigate-why-captain-ignored-distress-call-233100964--abc-news-topstories.html

or here: http://gma.yahoo.com/princess-cruises-investigate-why-captain-ignored-distress-call-233100964--abc-news-topstories.html

Unbelievable... Not sure why there 's an internal and not an external (criminal) action going on.