It’s my understanding that anyone operating a ship is required by law to respond to distress calls. Though it would be something to issue a distress call and have a luxury yatch respond
How enforceable would that be though? Do ships keep logs of received transmissions? Like how hard would it be to hear the distress call and just turn off the radio?
If the transmission isn’t recorded there’s no way of knowing if a person deliberately ignored a distress signal or just didn’t receive it.
I think it’s more of a “don’t be an asshole, cause it could be you” type of situation.
Its bound by Solas regulations that are legally enforceable. Ships must have two way AIS and its logged, so they know if you were in range similar to the tracking for planes. Boats under a certain size do not need AIS and often only have one way AIS, but I expect thats not the case with DiCaprios boat.
Solas was bought in because of the Titanic sinking as other boats declined the help due to the risk of Icebergs, so thats a further link to DiCaprio.
That’s basically how the Expanse books and show begin. Except the ships are in space
Man, what a great series. I’ve only seen the show so far, but it was so good.
The books are absolutely worth the read.
That’s what I’ve heard. Definitely on my to-do list!
Also there is a financial incentive. There is part of martime law about salvage rights. The person doing the rescuing has rights to the stuff they saved. Obviously it doesn’t apply to just saving some person floating,. A ship with people, you get some rights to the value of the ship and its contents.
One of the more interesting examples https://www.smithsonianmag.com/air-space-magazine/oldies-amp-oddities-the-alraigo-incident-10366728/
All true, but enforcement, and the law itself, are unnecessary. I’ve never known a sailor that would even consider ignoring a distress call.
Asshole passenger maybe, but not the crew. So on second thought, the law gives the crew something to say to an asshole passenger who wants to ignore a call.
Haha that’s a good way to put it
He’ll never let go, Jack
Unless you’re over 25
I’m assuming DiCaprio did not hear the call and move in to rescue, but rather the captain of the vessel owned by DiCaprio performed these duties as required by maritime law.
… Nah, hallucination, you can fuck off. I’m staying in the lifeboat.
In my head cannon Phil Collins was watching the scene unfold
🤣 I’m dying over here, you deserve this 🥇
TI rollin a blunt in the back because he knows his call of duty is near
With Michael mc Donald just because and yes I do want a ti ft Micheal McDonald.
Or Celine Dion
He better call me Rose
Setting the meme of this aside, it’s nice that he didn’t just report it and fuck off.
I’m curious how marine emergency calls work. Maybe I’ll look into it. Either way, it’s nice that it happened.
Afaik you have to respond if you’re the closest vessel.
So I need a dingy and the marine traffic app and to have an “accident” while a certain vessel would be imposed to save me? Then I get to do some yachting and chumming it up with gilbert grape and some <25 year old babes?
Just throws you a wooden door and slips below the waves.
Where’s my diamond necklace?
And I was promised a tasteful nude drawing
as he quickly tossed him back since he wasn’t a 20 year old woman
How dare you come up with that joke an hour before me!
The joke is already too old for Leo.
Why was DiCaprio on that man’s yacht
Because he pulled the ol’ yachtaroo!
Getting back to his roots - I like that. hopefully he didn’t die in the freezing water this time.
Then he invited him aboard the yacht and threw lobsters at him while looking suave.
Somewhere there’s a joke about him freezing in the water to save someone else. I can’t see it yet, but it’s out there.
EDIT: Disregard that, I found them. Aye there be many in these seas, aharr
Rolling a 20 on your luck throw
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