Originally Posted By: ireckon
That's rather convenient. I'm skeptical.
It sounds like a cock-up rather than conspiracy to me. From the BBC report:

"Understandably, Capt Perrin is devastated that he is being accused of knowingly turning his back on people in distress. Had the captain received this information, he would have had the opportunity to respond."

Princess Cruises added that it understood its responsibility under the law of the sea to help any vessel in distress, and said its ships had been involved in more than 30 rescues over the past decade.
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