On Sat, 10 Oct 2015 21:17:55 -0500, Boating All Out
wrote:

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On Sat, 10 Oct 2015 11:59:26 -0500, Boating All Out
wrote:

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On Sat, 10 Oct 2015 09:49:39 -0400, Keyser Söze
wrote:

The fact still remains that the final decision was up to the captain
and the crew.
They had a simple bail out option of sailing west around the storm
but, as Wayne pointed out, they may have had a problem of when dockage
was going to be available in San Juan. Ships are not making any money
when they are sitting at anchor outside a port and I assume that loss
trickles down to the lowliest oiler in the engine room.
I am sure the decision to press on was made by the majority of the
crew

You're nuts.

Make a point or shut your pie hole

What part of that was wrong?

Jesus. I have to explain? The "crew" doesn't make
navigation decisions.
It's the Captain with blood on his dead hands.
The non-officers in the crew were members of the Seafarers
Union, and don't engage in ship navigation.
What's this trickle-down bull****? These guys are paid a
monthly salary. They don't have ****ing profit-sharing.


The senior members of the crew will have some input into the decision
making process and I bet there is a bonus program for on time
performance.
I don't have any experience with cargo ships but I know shrimp boat
captains and they will listen to advice from their crews.
I have also been on coast guard ships and I know the captain will seek
the advice of the other officers. They all get input from the crew.
He does make the final decision himself but it is not in a vacuum.