Originally Posted by
onlyairfare
Over on CruiseCritic I read that international cruising regs require only that the lifeboat drill happen within 24 hours of setting sail. The ship sailed at 7:30 pm and lifeboat drill was set for 5pm the next day.
I would guess that it was already dark, and to do the drill in the dark would not be very effective, and there was dinner and all the rest. I would expect they may revisit the regulations after this
Originally Posted by
Fontaine
Apparently some people have been located still on board and rescuers are trying to get to them. I wonder why there is almost no coverage of this rescue attempt on US television?
It's not a US liner. If it was, it would be live coverage, but with Miss America, football, etc it's just not news. The US has an incredibly sad view of what news is.