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Panda on Fri 20 Apr - 7:32 20 April 2012 Last updated at 01:55 Share this pageEmail Print Share this page 148ShareFacebookTwitter.Princess Cruises sorry for ignoring Panama castaways Castaway Adrian Vasquez watched the cruise ship sail past An American cruise company says it deeply regrets that one of its ships failed to stop to help a fishing boat adrift in the Pacific Ocean. Two of the three Panamanians on board the disabled vessel later died. Princess Cruises said that although passengers on the cruise ship had spotted the castaways and alerted staff, the captain had not been told. The one surviving fisherman - Adrian Vasquez, 18 - was later rescued after 28 days at sea. He had reported that - after 16 days adrift - he and his companions saw a cruise ship sailing compare rental cars past, despite desperate compare rental cars attempts to flag it down. Three birdwatchers on board the cruise ship - the Star Princess - said they had spotted the fishermen waving for help and told ship staff, but had been unable to persuade them to change course. In a statement, Princess Cruises said a preliminary compare rental cars investigation had found that there appeared to have been a "breakdown in communication" in relaying the passengers' concern. 'Devastated' It said the Captain - Edward Perrin - and the officer of the watch were not notified. "Understandably, Captain Perrin is devastated that he is being accused of knowingly turning compare rental cars his back on people in distress," it said. "Had the captain received this information, he would have had the opportunity to respond." Princess Cruises added that it understood its responsibility under the law of the sea to help any vessel in distress, and said its ships had been involved compare rental cars in more than 30 rescues over the past decade. It said the investigation was continuing. Adrian Vasquez was eventually rescued 1,000km (620 miles) off the mainland, near the Galapagos Islands. He said he survived after his friends died thanks to a sudden rainstorm that replenished his drinking water supplies. He told the Associated compare rental cars Press he still felt anger at the ship he saw sail past two weeks before his rescue. "I said 'God will not forgive them'," he said. Panda Platinum Poster Number of posts : 13671 Age : 55 Location : Wales Warning : Registration date: 2010-03-27
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