Couple witnesses horrific cruise ship death

[TallGeekyGirl]

(CNN)A crew member on a Caribbean cruise ship died while working on an elevator, the company said.

http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/31/us/car...ath/index.html


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[Singing in the Drizzle]

First question. Why was there someone working in a elevator shaft with operating elevator? Where were the safety procedures and why were they not followed? I would think Captain and crew need to do a lot of answering of questions for that last one.

[Die Capacitrix]

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Originally Posted by Singing in the Drizzle

...why were they not followed?

Any company certainly has safety procedures, but not all have a safety culture. And sadly, some people cannot be bothered. Just see how many people don't even wear safety belts in cars.

I'm sure someone is investigating this incident and I hope people learn from it and change their behavior.

[Crius of CoH]

From what I've gathered about cruise ship corporate mandates and on-board operational norms, nothing will be "learned" except to better cover up the usual safety failings.