Those who were attending a 3 p.m. lecture below decks were told to return to their cabins as the crew prioritized their safety, and apparently most of those passengers followed orders. “Too bad. They missed one of the best parts of the cruise,” said Hall. “We all — except for those who returned to their cabins — had a bird’s-eye view of the rescue.” Hall praised the crew for their concern for passenger safety, “but that didn’t stop half of us from going out on
the various decks to get a better look.” Hall said the captain “did a super job moving the ship alongside the sailboat. He actually had to do it twice because the first line they attached to the sailboat broke and it drifted away from us for about 15 minutes.” Hall said he hasn’t been told anything about the sailor, who is getting medical treatment aboard the Silver Whisper. But he said he saw on a marine tracker that the April Alice was in Baja, Mexico,
in February and then in Hawaii in early May. “Once the sailor was aboard the Silver Whisper with only a few of his possessions, his boat was set loose and we were headed to Vancouver. I think everyone, including the captain, was expecting the rescue to last much longer.”
Silver Whisper, Vancouver, high seas rescue, sailor rescue, April Alice, Baja Mexico, Hawaii, marine tracker
How do they just drag someone back from the high seas like that lol
So half the people went looking anyway?? I mean I get it, but also maybe don’t ignore the crew during an emergency. Glad the crew prioritized safety though, that part sounds good.
Wait they said the first line broke and it drifted for 15 minutes… so it was just floating around while everybody watched? I swear on those marine trackers you can see literally everything, I don’t know why they didn’t just find the guy faster.
The boat was set loose and they were headed to Vancouver, but the article mentions Baja Mexico and Hawaii?? That’s like… completely different routes. Sounds like the sailor was on the wrong ship or something, or maybe the captain got confused. Hope he’s okay but this whole timeline is weird.