Posted on 04/03/2013 4:25:05 PM PDT by grundle
They should follow the nanny states and require anyone outside on deck at all times to wear a life preserver with a radio beacon and flashing strobe. Yep.
On the one hand, “They made me get drunk!” seems like a rather feeble basis for a lawsuit.
On the other hand, if the Captain refused to turn the ship when he was told there was a man overboard, then he deserves to be fired. But I don’t know if that is what actually happened.
This woman sounds like your typical liberal “They forced alcohol down my throat..now pay me..I’m entitled!”
“...Kirby claims a bartender got her so drunk that she fell overboard...”
“According to the complaint, the bartender “offered them free $5 coupons for the ship’s casino. The more drinks they purchased, the more free coupons the Carnival bartender offered the plaintiff and her companions.”
So much for personal accountability....
Heh. Don't know if I'd blame Carnival for this or not, but I'll never sail on one of their ships. Their target market is the same crowd that watches reality-TV. It's just like the airlines, prices have dropped dramatically and you pay the old , higher ones to be with people you can stand to associate with.
It would appear to be much easier to launch a small Zodiac boat to retrieve any passengers that go overboard then turn around the entire cruise ship.
... she was encouraged to get alarmingly drunk, sustained severe injuries after falling into the ocean and was not offered immediate assistance ...
Sounds a bit like me when I got married in Thailand. I wasn’t hurt too bad, but no one has come to my rescue after 34 1/2 years of marriage.
If some moron goes overboard when a cruiseliner is going full speed, safely stopping the vessel will put the ship 10 or more miles away from where the clown fell overboard. Turning it and returning to the original spot can be dangerous, and will burn tons of fuel that could leave everyone stranded far from port.
The best response is to call it in to first responders who are equipped to help or to radio smaller, nimbler craft.
cruising is less and less appealing the more you learn about it.
“They made me get drunk”- So if I lose a large amount of money at a casino, I should blame them due to their “complimentary drinks” policy and sue them for my losses? Unbelievable.
These are the idiots that support Doomberg.
Just get an inside cabin if you can't handle your booze.
I guess the bartender forced the “victim” to get drunk. I wonder how many scum bag lawyers were lined up on shore when the ship docked.
What do you want to bet this poor soused “victim” is an odumbo voter.
....and, of course, according to this piece....the ship's crew did absolutely none of the above.
Her drunkenness was her fault, period. The crew's jaw-dropping negligence means they should fry, period.
I wonder how often he’s told someone went overboard.
The captain should be keelhauled.
According to the complaint, the bartender “offered them free $5 coupons for the ship’s casino. The more drinks they purchased, the more free coupons the Carnival bartender offered the plaintiff and her companions.”
*********
There’s the answer. FREE $5 coupons. No responsibility, just FREE coupons. She wantes MORE money to gamble away. I hope the judge throws her out on her face!
On the open ocean, launching a small craft like that for a rescue would endanger everyone on it. Besides, even if you were to launch one, the cruise ship would still need to turn around to recover it. With the ship steaming away for some time before starting the rescue effort, the small craft would have a very large expanse of ocean to cover.
When I was in the Navy, one of my people went missing while we were underway. The ship was turned around at the first report of the possibility of his going overboard. We retraced our course until he was found. Fortunately, he had hidden away for a nap in a fan room rather than having gone overboard. While he was in some trouble (Captain's Mast) for doing that, things could have been much worse otherwise.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.