The article goes on to say; Judy Meredith, 65, from Bend, Oregon, said she contacted a crew member,

Two Fishermen have died after their stricken vessel was ignored by a passing cruise ship the Star Princess operated by Carnival Cruises, the same company detroit hotels casinos that operated the doomed cruise liner Costa Concordia.
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Jeff Gilligan, 61, from Portland, Oregon, who was travelling with Meredith, said a member of the crew had looked through their binoculars at the boat. He said he could see what we were describing. We suggested detroit hotels casinos that the people from the bridge came down and looked. He said they had binoculars … We were convinced the bridge knew what was happening and thought maybe it took a while to turn around. detroit hotels casinos But after a while we realised it wasn t turning. But we told ourselves that this cruise ship would have radioed coastguards.
Jim Dowdall, 54, from Ireland, the third birdwatcher, said: We had seen lots of small fishing vessels since the start of the cruise in Valparaios – but this was different. It looked wrong, and the way they were waving … I guess the lack of interest shown by the crew was a bit disconcerting.