Princess Cruise Lawsuit

This is one of those stories where just about everyone involved made a decision that went wrong:

MIAMI (CBSMiami/AP) – A Panamanian man has filed a suit against Princess Cruise Lines after one of their ships failed to stop and help he and his companions who were adrift in disabled boat.

...Vazquez, 18, said he, Fernando Osorio, 16, and Elvis Oropeza, 31, set off for a night of fishing on Feb. 24 from Rio Hato, a small fishing and farming town on the Pacific coast of Panama.

...The boat’s motor broke down on the way back and the men drifted at sea for 16 days before seeing a cruise ship approach March 10.

Vazquez has said the men signaled for help, but the ship did not stop.

Osorio and Oropeza died later. Vazquez was rescued on March 22 near Ecuador’s Galapagos Islands, more than 600 miles from where they had set out.

Ramos said the lawsuit includes testimony from two cruise ship passengers who have said they saw the disabled boat and reported it to a cruise representative on the Star Princess liner.

...Princess Cruises has said passengers never told the ship’s captain they saw a boat.