Almost a month ago we wrote about the Panamanian fishermen who were stranded at sea for more than 2

Almost a month ago we wrote about the Panamanian fishermen who were stranded at sea for more than 2 weeks and then spotted by a couple bird watchers aboard the Star Princess.  The cruise liner, however, kept on going and never made an attempt to rescue the fishermen.  Two of the men in the boat died (Elvis Oropeza, 31, and Fernando Osorio, 16), and one survived for an incredible 28 days, while waiting for rescue.
Testimonies of the 2 bird watchers on the Star Princess will be heard in court, which will be essential in this case.  Cruise passengers, Jeff Gilligan and Judy Meredith or Oregon spotted the boat through their bird-spotting scope and saw three men in the small fishing rent a car in lax vessel, with one of them waving a red t shirt.
The captain of the Princess ship, Edward Perrin, has stated that he was never informed of the situation and therefore cannot be held liable.  Princess Cruises said there appeared to have been a breakdown in communication .
Meredith even went an extra step in emailing the US Coast Guard with the coordinates hoping they would be able to find and rescue the stranded men.  But as the boat drifted further away from those given coordinates it became more difficult to find and it was the Ecuadorean coast guard that eventually picked up the boat near the Galapagos islands.
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