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So not better when you're required to listen for distress channel.

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[–] 33 points 3 months ago (8 children)

That is why you have a captain to toss under the bus when rich enough.

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  • [–] 13 points 3 months ago (7 children)

    Ultimately the captain is responsible and should face consequences.

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  • [–] 18 points 3 months ago (6 children)

    And this is the flaw, they pay them a lot to take the fall as part of the job. Plenty will do so with a smile on their faces and international law and decency suffers.

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  • [–] 8 points 3 months ago (5 children)

    Agreed, this is definitely what happened. There is probably also a sense of being able to do anything you like since your boss is rich.

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  • [–] 8 points 3 months ago (4 children)

    Not just a sense, a very real ability. This might mean they can't captain a ship anymore, but unlikely to see any real punishment.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 months ago (3 children)

    Even without knowing the law in detail, I'm certain rich people have a (designed) loophole around it. He'll captain another ship if he wants to

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  • [–] 7 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    The captain is not the rich guy here. These super yachts tend to get captains near the end of their career who know the deal. They get nice paychecks to do shit like this and then take the fall if needed, that is the loophole.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 months ago

    He captains one of the most important yachts in the world and you think he's not "the rich guy"? He's not as rich as his boss (no one is) but he doesn't live by the same rules as you and me, and I'd bet you he's not done captaining ships over this, unless he wants to be

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