Ferry Company Preparing Lawsuit Against US Airways

Based on reading Chapmans (any one with any maritime background will know what it is), you're REQUIRED to render aide to another vessel in distress if you can do so with out putting your vessel or crew in danger.

One of those old salty maritime rules.
 
hgroberts said:
Based on reading Chapmans (any one with any maritime background will know what it is), you're REQUIRED to render aide to another vessel in distress if you can do so with out putting your vessel or crew in danger.

One of those old salty maritime rules.
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And so they did. But Good Samaritan or otherwise, the company incurred considerable expense in the effort. It's not unreasonable to expect to recover those costs.
I don't read that they're asking to make money from US Airways; just that they be reimbursed for the costs that they otherwise would not have incurred.

Put it another way. If a Good Samaratin picked you up on the side of the road after your car broke down, and took you home, going out of his way to do so, would you not offer to at least pay for gas? Why do we expect anything different from a company?
 
skydog said:
Put it another way. If a Good Samaratin picked you up on the side of the road after your car broke down, and took you home, going out of his way to do so, would you not offer to at least pay for gas? Why do we expect anything different from a company?
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Ahhh, but Airways should make the offer, as you write. Demanding it as a good samaritan (via lawsuit in this case), is bad form IMO.
 
Atleast one of those boats I know burns around 600 gallons per hour between the four engines. I dont know how long they were out there, but that will add up after awhile.

I know our ferry system will go out of their way to aid ships in distress, and never ask for money in return. But then again, thats the nature of people in Alaska:rawk:
 
If that's the case, and they win, then how about municipalities that go to huge expense to rescue idiots after doing something stupid start to recover their expenses?
 
mjg407 said:
If that's the case, and they win, then how about municipalities that go to huge expense to rescue idiots after doing something stupid start to recover their expenses?
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A lot of places already do. Did you that every time CFR is called out in ATL, the minimum charge is $300.00. Or rather was, last time I looked. Knowing how the city finances are a shambles, they probably raised their rates.
 
Cptnchia said:
A lot of places already do. Did you that every time CFR is called out in ATL, the minimum charge is $300.00. Or rather was, last time I looked. Knowing how the city finances are a shambles, they probably raised their rates.
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I know that hospitals and all do charge for medivac and the like. I'm just thinking when you have the extreme skier who gets stuck up on Mt Ranier and the USA high altitude rescue helo's have to go get him, who sucks up that bill (which is probably in the thousands). Or like those NFL players who had no business sailing out as far as they did.
 
MikeD said:
Ahhh, but Airways should make the offer, as you write. Demanding it as a good samaritan (via lawsuit in this case), is bad form IMO.
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Then use a different ferry company from now on. I'm sure your lost business is worth getting the cash from US air.
 
Cptnchia said:
A lot of places already do. Did you that every time CFR is called out in ATL, the minimum charge is $300.00. Or rather was, last time I looked. Knowing how the city finances are a shambles, they probably raised their rates.
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...thus making people not want to declare an IFE for anything.
 
Cptnchia said:
A lot of places already do. Did you that every time CFR is called out in ATL, the minimum charge is $300.00. Or rather was, last time I looked. Knowing how the city finances are a shambles, they probably raised their rates.
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That's crazy I thought that was what taxes were for. Soon we'll have à la carte pricing on every single Government service. But still have to pay taxes. Hey maybe the airlines were ahead of their time!!
 
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