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- Karma is a thing & it gets back to you with interest.by m4rtink
- That's exactly how/why the rich is framed in Hollywood movies.by feverzsj
- Vessel and crew should be banned from sailing , not sure if it’s possible to do that thoughby b3ing
- While they were not monitoring the channel, it was not a distress call in the first place. Running out of fuel is considered "non-emergency marine assistance". And one is not obliged to respond to it. Only in a life threatening scenario does it count as a distress call where one is obliged to respond, at full speed, if safe to do so.
I dislike lizard people as much as the next guy, but the only thing the crew did wrong was not be monitoring the frequency. Had they heard it, they could still choose to ignore it.
by vrighter - Would have been easy for them to help out given Zuckerberg wasn't even on board. At least the support ship could have
- The Yacht Report followed up on this: https://youtu.be/qEo5Rw6AMMU
The vessel declared a Pan Pan, not a Mayday, so there's no requirement to respond.
by dlcarrier - Wilhoit's law.
“Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.”
by k310