• M0oP0o@mander.xyz
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    3 days ago

    Not just a sense, a very real ability. This might mean they can’t captain a ship anymore, but unlikely to see any real punishment.

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      Even without knowing the law in detail, I’m certain rich people have a (designed) loophole around it. He’ll captain another ship if he wants to

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        The captain is not the rich guy here. These super yachts tend to get captains near the end of their career who know the deal. They get nice paychecks to do shit like this and then take the fall if needed, that is the loophole.

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          He captains one of the most important yachts in the world and you think he’s not “the rich guy”? He’s not as rich as his boss (no one is) but he doesn’t live by the same rules as you and me, and I’d bet you he’s not done captaining ships over this, unless he wants to be