As I predicted last week, Panama has decided to proceed with a criminal investigation into the condu

As I predicted last week, Panama has decided to proceed with a criminal investigation into the conduct of the Master of the Princess holiday inn select downtown spa Cruises cruise ship Star Princess , for failing to assist holiday inn select downtown spa three young Panamanian men who were adrift 100 miles out to sea aboard the Panamanian fishing boat Fifty Cents .
Several passengers observed the fishing boat in distress and tried to convince the cruise ship to assist. Initial reports indicate that officers aboard claim that they were avoiding fishing nets and allegedly were thanked by the fishing boat. Princess Cruises later claimed that the captain of the cruise ship was never informed of the people in distress.
The investigation was initiated by a Panamanian lawyer who filed a complaint on April 18, 2012. The aunt of one of the dead fishermen, Fernando Osorio, was quoted by a newspaper in Panama, My Diary , I ask that you drop the full weight of the law on the captain. holiday inn select downtown spa She referred holiday inn select downtown spa to her 16 year old nephew as a human being, not an animal to be left in the sea.
Last week, I wrote about the duties owed to persons holiday inn select downtown spa in distress at sea and the rights of the cruise ship flag state, Bermuda, and the government of Panama to pursue criminal charges: Duty of Cruise holiday inn select downtown spa Lines to Assist Persons In Distress: Moral, Legal Practical Considerations holiday inn select downtown spa On The High Seas .
My prediction? Bermuda will do a favor for its cruise line customer, Princess Cruises, and exonerate Captain Perrin. Panama will issue an arrest warrant for the captain and a writ of attachment to seize the next Princess cruise ship sailing through the Panama Canal . . .
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