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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    872 days 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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      252 days ago

      Indentured servitude. They now work on the ship.

      • @Mirshe
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        152 days ago

        Part of the crew, part of the ship…

    • @[email protected]
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      142 days ago

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

      • @tpihkal
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        22 days ago

        Because of the implication…

    • SkaveRat
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      122 days 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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    21 day 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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      71 day 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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    22 days ago

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