Nekton Rorqual 7/25/09 - 8/1/09
- Thread starter crossroads
- Start date
Please register or login
Welcome to ScubaBoard, the world's largest scuba diving community. Registration is not required to read the forums, but we encourage you to join. Joining has its benefits and enables you to participate in the discussions.
Benefits of registering include
- Ability to post and comment on topics and discussions.
- A Free photo gallery to share your dive photos with the world.
- You can make this box go away
HouseofCards
Registered
- Messages
- 23
- Reaction score
- 0
It seems to me that you are instigating argument here. As you have no information besides secondhand hearsay you have no ground to stand on, regarding these situations. As far as it concerns you or any other passenger planning on a charter I can assure them safety on this issue, because just as the 4 before this crew member, they are no longer on the boat either.
OK, lets be honest here skippy. First of all, I was never the captain of the Rorqual. I captained the Pilot, after serving four years as an instructor and two years as mate. I'm not only listening to a "source", I am also using eight years of intimate knowledge of the boat to pose my questions (which have been sidestepped all over this thread, never directly answered). Second of all, my crews loved me (as did our guests) and there are plenty on Scubaboard who have known me for over a decade and have attested to that fact. I left the boat to pursue my Masters degree in English Lit and my PhD in Composition Studies--not usually synonymous with being "narrow minded." If I am narrow minded, it is only because a group of unprofessional, drug using, alcohol drinking crew members decided to come on to this message board with an axe to grind. Smearing a company's name in a public forum is so childish. If you had problems with Nekton, you should have manned up and dealt with them, in person, instead of hiding behind the anonymity of a message board.
So are you honestly telling me that the crew who went on vacation and then did not take the drug test did not have their luggage stored in the laundry room when they went on vacation? I'm not asking about when they got off the boat, I am asking about when they went away for vacation a while back? While we are at it, how did you know the bong was unused? Only a few people saw it before it found its watery resting place.
As far as people people sticking together to make it sound like the company is innocent and trying to keep it from going under, that is a stretch. It appears obvious that there were some problem crew on the boat, and that is certainly something that traveling divers should be aware of, there is no place for people who drink and do drugs on a liveaboard when peoples very lives are in ya'lls hands. I guess I could make a similar claim as you--this is just a small group of ex-employees, sticking together, who broke the rules, got caught, and decided to smear a company's name because they did not like the outcome.
Not meaning to instigate an argument, i just want to know the truth. You are right, I only hear things second hand. That does not mean they are not true, and so far, no one is denying these rumors. Crew meeting at the beginning of the week. Was drinking discussed? Any crew members bring Captain Morgan and Jack Daniels onboard?
OK, I've had enough of this thread. I sure would like to know the answers, but I feel like it is all beating a dead horse. I've said my share, i've asked my questions, and now I will just have to make up my own mid.
HouseofCards
Registered
- Messages
- 23
- Reaction score
- 0
As far as luggage storage, on the Rorqual it is stored in the port sponson. I personally helped them move their luggage from the sponson to the dive deck.
I can only vouch for myself when I say this: The reason I'm posting on here is not to smear the Nekton name. I'm simply here to clear things up. There were a lot of people talking about what transpired that week and besides the Guest who started this thread there was no other first hand information. In the earlier posts on this thread it had made the crew look like they were "all using drugs" and left when they got caught(Yet there is still no proof on this). So I felt obligated to provide more information so people can decide what to believe themselves.
I have nothing to gain by talking trash about Nekton, I'm just here to clear up the bad cloud over these 8 crew members(which is no "small group" when there are just 12 crew) So before you assume you know whats going on get your facts straight.
1. No one was caught smoking pot
2. No one was proved to be smoking pot
3. No one has confessed to have smoked pot
These are facts, not hearsay. So based on these facts how can one come to that conclusion?
I can only vouch for myself when I say this: The reason I'm posting on here is not to smear the Nekton name. I'm simply here to clear things up. There were a lot of people talking about what transpired that week and besides the Guest who started this thread there was no other first hand information. In the earlier posts on this thread it had made the crew look like they were "all using drugs" and left when they got caught(Yet there is still no proof on this). So I felt obligated to provide more information so people can decide what to believe themselves.
I have nothing to gain by talking trash about Nekton, I'm just here to clear up the bad cloud over these 8 crew members(which is no "small group" when there are just 12 crew) So before you assume you know whats going on get your facts straight.
1. No one was caught smoking pot
2. No one was proved to be smoking pot
3. No one has confessed to have smoked pot
These are facts, not hearsay. So based on these facts how can one come to that conclusion?
Travelnsj
Contributor
Wow....I hope this drama does not play out when I'm on the Nekton in October.....I'm going to do some of the finest diving in the world....so ChinaCat and DesertDiver says!
HouseofCards
Registered
- Messages
- 23
- Reaction score
- 0
As I said before as far as it concerns you or any other Passenger planning on a charter I can assure your safety on this issue. Nekton has a 0 tolerance drinking policy and if anyone is suspected of drinking they are subject to a breathe test on board. I'm not denying that it's never happened before. I'm just saying we have rules in place for this situation, as you well know, and if the Captain had any suspicions he should have acted on them. As for the Jack Daniels and Captain Morgan brought on board the chef bought them for cooking purposes(The rib BBQ Sauce was great!).
If you have any other questions let me know and I'll try to clear things up to the best of my ability.
Crews luggage is NEVER stored in the laundry room, its stored in the port sponsan. Laundry room is far to small. any crew member who was awake saw the bong. the captain was not very discreat under pressure. taking a picture of a bong and then throwing it overboard? If i'm not mistaken the Coast Gaurd should have been called immediately and the evidence turned over to them. Not thrown over board. But there was no evidence.
your the one smearing the companys name but starting the conversation of drug use by crew members on board. Do you think that when people find out about a bong being found on board and you telling everyone its a crew members that guests are just going to start flocking to Nekton to sign up for a cruise? i worked for them for 2 years. That was my home. I hated that we werent getting paid.I hated the attitude of the captain. i had every intention of leaving anyways but would rather have done it without feeling completely embarassed. like i said thats been my home for 2 years now and is a shame to see USVI police boarding a vessel to escort crew members 5 and 6 off the boat. It was heartbreaking. And then weeks later to have the reputations of the crew members smeared all over scuba board does not make you a better person than me by any means.
your the one smearing the companys name but starting the conversation of drug use by crew members on board. Do you think that when people find out about a bong being found on board and you telling everyone its a crew members that guests are just going to start flocking to Nekton to sign up for a cruise? i worked for them for 2 years. That was my home. I hated that we werent getting paid.I hated the attitude of the captain. i had every intention of leaving anyways but would rather have done it without feeling completely embarassed. like i said thats been my home for 2 years now and is a shame to see USVI police boarding a vessel to escort crew members 5 and 6 off the boat. It was heartbreaking. And then weeks later to have the reputations of the crew members smeared all over scuba board does not make you a better person than me by any means.
The crew was picked up and their luggage was stored in the laundry room overnight, going to Puerto Rico, then they took it off when they vacation for three weeks in St. Croix.
Never implied I am better than you, in fact, it is pretty cool that you stayed with the company for two years--that is a lot longer than most. If you go back to the OP, the drama was described, and someone else brought up the drug test, not me.
I understand about being angry at not getting paid, it happened to me too. Did i like it? Hell no, but I understood the economy took a hit (as did international travel after 911) and i made the conscious decision to stay and try to work it out. Does that make me better than you, certainly not--different people handle different situations differently, i accept that. I also accept that it was heartbreaking seeing friends dragged away by the cops.
What I am having trouble accepting is the way some folks come on the board with the sole intention of slinging mud to damage the reputation of the company when things were going poorly. Not to sound mean, but in many cases it sounded like a bunch of kindergarten kids upset that their play time has been taken away from them.
I promise, if you guys stop slinging mud, I'm off this thread in a heartbeat. I am sure we both have better things to do with our time (which reminds me, I've got tanks to fill).
Last edited:
the luggage was never stored in the laundry room. they were in a guest cabin before getting dropped off and they're luggage was in their cabin with them. theres no way luggage would fit in the laundry room especially on a turn around day. i understnd that the drug test was brought up by someone else but because of your source you decided to tell everyone that it was a crew members bong. The crew is my family and i have an issue with you giving our crew a bad name. I came on here to set people straight because i was not happy at all with being reffered to as "drug addicted crew members". I have never done drugs in my life nor do i associate my self with people who do. i would greatly appreciate it if you would quite referring to the crew as drug addicts when there is still no proof that there was even pot on board.
Similar threads
