On the other hand, nobody was physically harmed and the article said that she has a good past record and admitted her responsibility.
The only reason no one was harmed was pure luck. All the customer and crew gear was set up midships where she impacted the Divetech boat. It was pure fortune, there was a small group on the boat that day, and they were all on the stern having the dive briefing. Had anyone been gearing up, they would have been instantly killed. She actually hit Atatude so hard on the port side, her anchor was almost touching the starboard window. The boat didn't sink due only to the diligence of the crew that day, and those who came to lend assistance.
I'll leave the comments about her business, and reputation alone. I have plenty to say about this, but a public forum isn't the correct place.
I will say that people are missing the magnitude of her negligence. She wasn't operating a 100 foot yacht, so you can't say there was a mis-communication. It's not like her engine room failed to answer bells. She left the helm of a boat that is less that 28 feet long.
I've made this analogy many times. What she did was the equivalent of setting the cruise control on her van at 60mph, and getting out of the driver's seat. While going through a school zone full of kids. Anyone who condones this sort of behavior needs to have their head examined. That she didn't kill people is good fortune. She easily could have slaughtered dozens. What do you think that would do to the tourism industry in Cayman? The negative impact would ripple through the media, and the loss of tourism would put many people out of work in a country you seem to enjoy quite a bit.
And had this been my grandmother, I'd have been the first to condemn her, and take away her license. I would visit her in prison, but I would make no excuse for her.
What if she was your Grandmother who had made a terrible mistake and by sheer luck managed not to physically harm any people? Wouldn't you hope for a little leniency in that case? Would criminal charges against Grandma make anything better?