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Boat accidents and priorities

2023-06-20 23:06:02.129185+02 by Dan Lyke 0 comments

I just wanna point out that two days ago the headlines read Hundreds of Pakistanis dead in Mediterranean migrant boat disaster, official says

More than 300 Pakistani nationals have been killed in the sinking of a overcrowded fishing trawler off the coast of Greece, the latest tragedy to expose the refugee crisis confronting the European Union as tens of thousands seek sanctuary from war, persecution and poverty.

Meanwhile, a couple of people who bought seats at a quarter million bucks a piece on a vessel which deliberately avoided the standard passenger certifications for boats and was controlled with a wireless $30 gamepad operated by a company which fired and sued an engineer who raised safety concerns are getting above the fold coverage.

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