Norwegian Star helps ailing sailboat

[youngestof9]

http://bernews.com/2012/06/boat-abandoned-cruise-ship-picks-up-sailors/

 

Congratulations Captain and Crew!!

[lady_cruiser]

AHHHH stories that warm my heart.

[wrestlemom]

Another job well done. Congrats to the caqpt and crew!!!

[RuthlessBoss]

Can you imagine how they felt having a giant ship come to their rescue? They were likely thinking Coast Guard size.

[teeny25]

This makes me soooo happy and proud!!! I know we made the right decision to go with the Star in November.. Way to go Captain and crew!!!

[mitsugirly]

I just read about this on facebook. Way to go Captain and crew! :)

[sstrong]

This would NEVER happen on Princess.

 

:)

[thescot123]

Thanks. Praises go out to the NCL Star captain & crew. Hope to see of you at our CC meet & greet on our Nov 25th cruise. Want to thank you guys/gals personally.

 

Another reason why I cruise NCL as the officers/crew are the best.

[che5904]

Great job. Congrats to captain and crew.

 

This would NEVER happen on Princess.

 

:)

 

Don't they have to if they are the closest ship?

[JOANN226]

Love reading stories like this, after meeting the captain two weeks ago on our cruise on the Star I can see that they would go out of their way to help. Make sure that you go to your cruise critic meet and greet, you will me all the officers and recieve an invitation to tour the bridge, it was amazing and what great people they are, all the captains were extremly friendly, so dont miss it.

[sjnyc323]

Way to go Star crew

[sstrong]

Great job. Congrats to captain and crew.

 

 

 

Don't they have to if they are the closest ship?

 

You would think so! Google "Princess cruise castaway."

[www3traveler]

Great job. Congrats to captain and crew.

 

 

 

Don't they have to if they are the closest ship?

If the Coast Guard requests the assistance of a cruise ship, YES. In the case of The Princess, I believe it was passengers who saw the distress signal and reported to staff members.

[sjnyc323]

This makes me soooo happy and proud!!! I know we made the right decision to go with the Star in November.. Way to go Captain and crew!!!

 

The Star crew and senior officers are awesome

[monicajay]

Star also rescued a couple off a sailboat in the Caribbean on the Feb. 26th sailing. Left the sailboat to sink, sad as the couple had been living on the boat so they lost everything they owned.

[Tonka's Skipper]

Well Done Captain and crew of the STAR!:D

 

 

AKK

[Chesneygirl]

I found this link on youtube of the Star rescue last week.

 

[canadiancruiser13]

Way to go - awesome job to the Star crew and staff.

[tjc78]

Does anyone know how the ship handles the people they rescue? What if the ship is full? Do they make them get off at the next port? Charge them?

 

Just curious, I would assume they treat them pretty well.

[sjnyc323]

Does anyone know how the ship handles the people they rescue? What if the ship is full? Do they make them get off at the next port? Charge them?

 

Just curious, I would assume they treat them pretty well.

 

I assume they stay Onboard until coast guard comes to get them and then continue on to their destination

[Laszlo]

Does anyone know how the ship handles the people they rescue? What if the ship is full? Do they make them get off at the next port? Charge them?

 

Just curious, I would assume they treat them pretty well.

 

Its a none issue since they were only a day from port. I'm sure they ship doctors checked them out and they were given a change of clothes. They could fly back home from Bermuda. Their boat is another story, since they abandoned their vessel is basically finders keepers. I'm not sure is Bermuda has Sea Tow or something to the same effect however 230 miles a a long way to tow a small sailboat back. If the coast guard thinks it will be a danger in the shipping lanes they will sink it

[tjc78]

Makes sense, thanks!

 

Shame about the boat.

[Laszlo]

Makes sense, thanks!

 

Shame about the boat.

 

Happens every year during the Newport to Bermuda or Annapolis to Bermuda race. Had a friend who did the Annapolis run 3 years ago. They got halfway there and then the winds died. Three days later they ran into bad storms and were lucky to make it to Norfolk.