On Friday, the us hotel chain Marriott was able to provide a ferry for transportation around 600 guests from St. Thomas to Puerto Rico. Despite the fact that the ship was completely filled with people, and about three dozen people were not allowed on Board. They refused because they lived in the hotel Marriott. Tourists just had to observe how the sails their only hope for salvation.
Marriott has just left us and 35 people on the dock in St.Thomas, they had 200 seats still on board but since we didnt…
Posted by Cody Howard on Friday, September 8, 2017
«We’re grown men, we could take care of myself» – shared emotions of Cody Howard, a professional storm chaser. Howard endured similar conditions, capturing footage during hurricane Harvey. «We didn’t need much. But it was very hard to see people with children and elderly people who have nowhere to go… For some people it was the only glimmer of hope. Once the boat is gone, they just feel hopeless and helpless.» According to Howard, the company’s representatives stated that they «do not want to take responsibility».
An angry resident of Dallas , Naomi Ayala,who was vacationing on the island, posted a video with the incident on Facebook.
«They had more than 1,800 places,» she wrote in the social network. – On Board the ship 500 guests of the MARRIOTT, and here wait for another 35 people, and we will not be able to get on this big boat that can take up to 1,300 people».
Representative Marriott International in the Caribbean and Latin America Tim Sheldon told The Washington Post that the Manager of the port of Saint Thomas instructed the crew that anyone who is not listed in the manifest could not get on the ship.
The company justified this decision by the need to transport their guests to a safe place and promptly. Due to the approximation of Jose the staff of the ship did not have time to arrange the salvation of other people, which ultimately left in the lurch.
We will remind, fortunately abandoned to tourists, hurricane Jose turned to the North and has had a minimal impact on the island of St. Thomas.
