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Is this man a magnet for accidents at sea? (lemmy.world)
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[โ€“] roscoe@lemmy.dbzer0.com 41 points 8 months ago (1 children)

All true, but enforcement, and the law itself, are unnecessary. I've never known a sailor that would even consider ignoring a distress call.

Asshole passenger maybe, but not the crew. So on second thought, the law gives the crew something to say to an asshole passenger who wants to ignore a call.

[โ€“] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 16 points 8 months ago

Haha that's a good way to put it