A Disney Cruise Line ship rescued four people from a sinking catamaran in Bermuda on Sunday.

The 50-foot catamaran, called the Serenity, was about 230 miles off the coast of Bermuda when a gasket failure in the escape hatch caused the vessel to begin taking on water.

  • @tpihkal
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    874 months ago

    Prior to rescue, Disney was able to determine that all four people had already signed up for free Disney + trials and thus had already signed arbitration agreements.

    Disney plans to later invoice the rescuees for their short term accommodations on the Lifeboat Disney Treasure.

    • @Bonesince1997
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      254 months ago

      Indentured servitude. They now work on the ship.

      • @Mirshe
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        154 months ago

        Part of the crew, part of the ship…

    • @[email protected]
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      144 months ago

      By being rescued they all implicitly agreed to reimburse Disney the entire cost of the cruise.

      • @tpihkal
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        24 months ago

        Because of the implication…

    • SkaveRat
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      124 months ago

      I mean, if they didn’t do that, everyone would sink their boats to get a free disney cruise!

  • @[email protected]
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    24 months ago

    Despite the usual snarkiness towards post-capiralistim, these examples of good sea- and airmanship always bolster my faith in humanity.

    • @tankplanker
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      74 months ago

      It’s a legal requirement of SOLAS. They would be in the shit if they didn’t, and the people later died. As the cruise ship has AIS, there would be proof that they were the closest vessel.

  • @[email protected]
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    24 months ago

    The kids on the catamaran were reported to celebrate their incredibly boring vacation suddenly getting much better. /j