His colleagues, Oropeces Betancourt, 24, and Fernando Osorio, 16, were not as fortunate. Both lost their lives at sea, but not before they tried to appeal to a passing Princess Cruises ship with a distress signal. At least three passengers of the cruise ship say that they saw the men stranded on a s
Date: May 14, 2012
Category: World
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Cruise line sued for not helping stranded fishermen
The 18-year-old Vazquez and companions Fernando Osorio, 16, and Elvis Oropeza, 31, set off for a night of fishing on Feb. 24 from Rio Hato, a small fishing and farming town on the Pacific coast of Panama that was once the site of a U.S. Army base guarding the Panama Canal. The boat's motor broke dow
Date: May 14, 2012
Category: World
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Fisherman sues cruise line after 28 days stranded at sea
Later that day, according to the lawsuit, 16-year-old Fernando Osorio died, "having lost all hope as the Star Princess steamed away." Five days later, another fisherman on the broken-down boat, Oropeces Betancourt, 24, died at sea.
Date: May 14, 2012
Category: World
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Ecuador: Survivor sues after claiming liner ignored distress calls
It was another 12 days before , from Panama, was rescued near the Galapagos islands, more than 600 miles from their home port of Rio Hato, by which time Fernando Osorio, 16, and Elvis Oropeza Betancourt, 31, had both died.
Date: May 14, 2012
Category: World
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Cruise company investigates claim that ship ignored stricken fishing boat
Later on the night of 10 March, Oropeces Betancourt, 24, died of dehydration. The youngest fisherman, Fernando Osorio, 16, died on 15 March suffering from dehydration, sunburn and heat stroke. Another nine days elapsed before Adrian Vasquez, 18, was finally saved from his ordeal, having had to push