Elizabeth Webster and Alexander Burckle say that Sail Maui owes them damages for negligence and emotional distress. According to their lawsuit, they are Alameda County residents and Stanford graduates who both work as chemists.
A Sail Maui lifeguard “finished corralling what she erroneously thought was the last passenger back onboard the Vessel, and the crew prepared to depart for the next dive site,” the lawsuit alleges. “One passenger later reported to the Coast Guard that when she returned to the Vessel, she reported to a crew member that Plaintiffs were still out in the water further out then where she had been, but the crew member assured her Plaintiffs were already accounted for.
For $5 million I'll gladly swim to shore.
Well, at least this had a better ending than the movie. 🙄