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Crew. Were All Fluent in a Common Language? Language Barrier?
@RedHaus Thanks for your post w listing of crew members' ages, good point.
My title pretty much says it. Even in a crisis where everyone is fluent in a shared language, it's easy for miscommunications to happen.
Did all the crew members speak a common language?
Is it reasonable to guess, w a Kiwi captain & British passengers/guests (were some from other countries?) that it would be English? IDK.
Despite some crew hailing from Myanmar,* Ireland,** France,*** The Netherlands,**** it's possible they all spoke English fluently.
Also what about language of WEATHER REPORTS? Broadcast? Online? Or ?
Regardless, even if weather was the only/primary direct cause, circumstances would have been ripe for miscommunication.
What a tragedy.
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Languages, per wiki
* Official = Burmese.
** English, Irish, & Ulster Scots dialect.
*** Official = French.
**** Official = Dutch.
Crew of 8 different nationalities
Phew!
"The crew, some of whom were in their early 20s,
kept to themselves and often sat together at the resort’s bar or restaurant, reacting with a firm
'no comment'
every time a Times reporter approached them."
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Captain of Sunken Yacht Under Investigation in Deaths on Ship
The investigation does not necessarily imply that formal charges will follow against the captain, James Cutfield.
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