Interesting that the crew escaped, the passengers did not.
Have you seen what that boat looked like inside? I saw a Youtube video of one, and I do not think it would be possible to escape a flash fire from the sleeping quarters. The bunks are like cubby hole berths with curtains and they line the the entire perimeter of the sleeping quarters. There is only a small area in which to stand. The berths start at floor level and there are three levels of the bunks. Basically, they crammed in 35 or so people in those sleeping quarters. In order to exit, they would have had to go orderly a few at a time.
I am not a diver and am not into this stuff, but it looks like the boat was just a floating place to crash. I'm somewhat claustrophobic and would not have wanted to travel that way. The crew must have been on top of the boat, either on the deck or in the pilot area.
“Interesting that the crew escaped, the passengers did not.”
Indicator number 4,286 that CA is now a third world s#%thole.
“Interesting that the crew escaped, the passengers did not.”
The passengers were trapped in the more comfortable passenger cabin while the crew was either on duty or sleeping on deck.
Shabby accommodations saved the lives of the crew.