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Old 02-15-2013, 06:16 PM
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Originally Posted by batman911 View Post
Anyone who has served in the Navy will tell you that transferring people at sea between ships is a dangerous evolution. Even for trained people. Attempting to do that with civilians and a crew who has not trained to do that would lead to disaster. The bottom line is that the passengers were in no immediate danger, only uncomfortable. Carnival and the Coast Guard did the right thing.
I was listening to Bud Headinger on his morning show on the radio and he was very sure that the passengers should have had the option of leaving on the life-boats. I don't think that would have been safe. I think the life boats are only for a disaster, when the ship is in danger of sinking. Is that what you meant by transferring? Using life boats?