Oasis of the Seas Encounters Cuban Refugees and its all captured on Twitter
Jun.30, 2012 in
Royal Caribbean Inc.
Thank social media for this, and the people who actually know how to use it.
BREAKING: The Oasis of the Seas has encountered a raft of Cuban refugees. http://t.co/tEEK0eFZ
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Jason Cochran
See more unfold after the break…
This is the exact location of the Oasis of the Seas. They claim to be going to Mexico. http://t.co/su8fS7bM
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Jason Cochran
Rafters rowing away as Oasis of the Seas tender speeds over to assist. http://t.co/UislJTSt
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Jason Cochran
#Oasis did the right thing. We fed them. They didn't want help. Coast Guard "will keep an eye on them," says our captain. @RoyalCaribbean
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Jason Cochran
Raft now silent. Air is still, waves flat. They wait to be returned to Cuba. We just witnessed tragedy, but @RoyalCaribbean did right.
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This-->“@nomadicmatt: Cuban refugee raft in the middle of a vast blue and empty sea (its the tiny dot in the middle) http://t.co/dIKvLI4I”
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Because the #Oasis is so still, a huge school of dolphins came to check us out. Hard to shoot. What a day. http://t.co/d9dYefts
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Jason Cochran
June 30th, 2012 at 6:14 pm
Great reporting!
June 30th, 2012 at 6:37 pm
Thank you so much for crediting my tweets and for your praise about my reporting!
June 30th, 2012 at 10:35 pm
[...] I turned to Twitter to report the story as it unfolded. Websites started picking up my coverage; CruiseInd.com generously said “Thank social media for this, and the people who actually know how to use [...]
July 1st, 2012 at 1:18 pm
You are certainly welcome Jason! Thank you for your excellent coverage.