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cbayer

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5. Sleeping? Drinking? Sharing some time with a passenger?

Reply to KT2000 (Reply #2)

Sat Jan 14, 2012, 03:49 PM

Jan 2012

Whatever he was doing, he is entirely responsible for this. While it wouldn't take that much time to get 4 miles off course, it is simply neglect to have that happen when you are that close to shore.

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Captain of cruise ship that ran aground off Italy arrested: report [View all] Cooley Hurd Jan 2012 OP

Good point on the mayday call, if none was made. Could have saved lives. pinto Jan 2012 #1

4 miles off course KT2000 Jan 2012 #2

I would imagine he was at the 'Captains Table' having dinner. jannyk Jan 2012 #4

I was betting that, too obamanut2012 Jan 2012 #7

Sleeping? Drinking? Sharing some time with a passenger? cbayer Jan 2012 #5

Abandoning the ship? Woah. He actually thought he could get away with that? Zalatix Jan 2012 #3

WTF? obamanut2012 Jan 2012 #8

Reminds me of an old "Far Side" - "I wonder if that's true - the cook always goes down with the ship HopeHoops Jan 2012 #9

Good, he should be obamanut2012 Jan 2012 #6

He should be arrested for sporting a mullet in 2012 Cooley Hurd Jan 2012 #11

At least get hard labor added to any sentence obamanut2012 Jan 2012 #12

Never been on a cruise ship but justiceischeap Jan 2012 #10

Reminiscent of cruise ship Oceanos off South Africa, August 1991 hunter Jan 2012 #13