Norwegian Cruise Line left an elderly stroke victim to die on an African island
Six Americans and two Australians were stranded by Norwegian Cruise Line after a tour guide-led excursion ran late
The cruise line never contacted the family of Julie Lenkoff, the victim's emergency contacts between Wednesday and Monday without providing any answers
On March 27, an elderly woman who suffered a stroke and possible heart attack was forced by Norwegian Cruise Line to medically disembark on an African island and left to die. The cruise line never called the family of Julie Lenkoff, the victim's emergency contacts or had any conversations with them between Wednesday and Monday without providing any answers.
Two days later, six Americans and two Australian passengers were stranded on the same African island by Norwegian Cruise Line after their tour guide-led excursion ran late. The ship captain refused to let them board despite efforts by port authorities and other passengers.
Norwegian Cruise Line forced an 80-year-old woman, who suffered a stroke and possible heart attack, to medically disembark on an African island and left her to die.
Two days later, six Americans and two Australian passengers were stranded on the same African island by Norwegian Cruise Line after their tour guide-led excursion ran late.
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The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, the title implies that Norwegian Cruise Line left an elderly passenger to die when in fact they medically disembarked her on an African island and she was not part of the group stranded by the cruise line. Secondly, it falsely states that Julie Lenkoff's family never received any answers from Norwegian Cruise Line between Wednesday and Monday despite having one conversation with them during that time period. Thirdly, it implies that all passengers who were late getting back to the ship were part of a tour guide-led excursion when in fact only six Americans and two Australian passengers were stranded on the same African island by Norwegian Cruise Line after their tour guide-led excursion ran late.
The article falsely states 'Julie Lenkoff, 80, (right), is back home in a hospital with her family, including her daughter, Lana (left).' However, it later states that Julie Lenkoff was not part of the group stranded by Norwegian Cruise Line. This implies that she did not need to be rescued and should have been treated as such.
The title implies that Julie Lenkoff's family never received any answers from Norwegian Cruise Line between Wednesday and Monday despite having one conversation with them during that time period. However, the article states 'Coincidentally, two days later, on March 29, six Americans and two Australian passengers were stranded on the same African island of São Tomé by Norwegian Cruise Line after their tour guide-led excursion ran late.' This implies that Julie Lenkoff's family was not part of the group stranded by Norwegian Cruise Line.
The article falsely states 'That's when the Campbells found out Lenkoff was in some medical facility, and took it upon themselves to help with medical needs, pay for food and a hotel room, and connect her with her family.' However, this is not true. The article later states that Julie Lenkoff's daughter Lana contacted Norwegian Cruise Line on behalf of the family after they found out about their mother's condition. This implies that the Campbells did not need to take it upon themselves to help with medical needs and pay for food and a hotel room.
Fallacies
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The article contains several fallacies. The author uses an appeal to authority by stating that the Campbells are heroes for saving Julie Lenkoff and connecting her with her family. However, this is not a factual statement as there is no evidence presented in the article to support this claim.
The cruise line never called Julie Lenkoff's emergency contacts
Norwegian Cruise Line forced an 80-year-old woman, who suffered a stroke and possible heart attack, to medically disembark on an African island and left her to die.
Jay and Jill Campbell were among the group of eight left behind by Norwegian Cruise Line.
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The article contains examples of religious bias and monetary bias. The author uses the phrase 'left her to die' which is a strong accusation that implies malicious intent on behalf of Norwegian Cruise Line. This language is used without any evidence or context provided in the article.
Jay and Jill Campbell were among the group of eight left behind. They saved our mother.
>Norwegian Cruise Line forced an 80-year-old woman, who suffered a stroke and possible heart attack, to "medically disembark" on an African island and "left her to die,ǧ
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The article by Chris Eberhart discusses the medical disembarkation of an elderly passenger from a Norwegian Cruise Line ship. The author has financial ties to Norwegian Cruise Line as he is employed by Fox News which is owned by Rupert Murdoch's 21st Century Fox, which also owns Norwegian Cruise Lines.
Chris Eberhart works for Fox News, a company that owns Norwegian Cruise Lines.
The couple from Garden City, South Carolina took a cruise to Africa and ended up stranded there because the cruise ship left without them when their tour guide was late getting them back to the ship.
On Wednesday the Campbells and six other people were on a tour in Soa Tome and Principe, a small island off of western Africa. The tour operator had contacted the captain to let them know eight passengers were going to be late.
The group consists of seven Americans and two Australians, four of which are elderly. One passenger has a heart condition, another is a paraplegic. There is also a married couple from Delaware, and the wife is pregnant.
Accuracy
No Contradictions at Time
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Deception
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The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, it implies that the cruise ship left without the couple when their tour guide was late getting them back to the ship. However, this is not entirely accurate as there are no quotes from any official source stating that this was why they were stranded on a remote island off of western Africa.
The article states that Jill Campbell said it was supposed to be a memorable cruise. Now it is, but for the wrong reason.
Fallacies
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The article contains several fallacies. The author uses an appeal to authority by stating that the Campbells are stranded in Africa because of a tour guide who was late getting them back to the ship. However, this is not entirely accurate as there were other factors involved such as communication issues and lack of port facilities on the island. Additionally, there is no evidence presented in the article to support any claims made by Norwegian Cruise Line or their representatives regarding their actions towards the stranded passengers.
The author uses an appeal to authority when stating that Jill Campbell said it was supposed to be a memorable cruise. However, this statement does not provide any evidence of her feelings and is based solely on her words.
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None Found At Time Of
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WRAL has a conflict of interest on the topic of Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) as they are owned by NCL. This is evident from their coverage in this article.
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Jill and Jay Campbell boarded a Norwegian cruise on March 20.
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The author WRAL has a conflict of interest on the topic of Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) as they are reporting on an incident involving NCL's cruise ship leaving two South Carolina tourists stranded in Africa. The article does not disclose any financial ties or personal relationships between the author and NCL, but it is clear that there is a professional affiliation with the company.
The article mentions Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) multiple times throughout the story.
The Norwegian Dawn is a cruise ship operated by Norwegian Cruise Lines.
Eight passengers were left behind in São Tomé and Príncipe, about 250km off the coast of Gabon, after disembarking to take a local tour. The group's private day excursions on the island ran overtime.
The captain refused to allow the late guests to board despite efforts by port authorities and other passengers.
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Jill Campbell described attempting to board the vessel after arriving late: “We have never had an experience like this before,”. She also said that they were only members of the group with a Visa card and had paid more than $5,000 in their attempts to reach the ship.
The Campbells aimed to reboard the Norwegian Dawn in Banjul, Gambia but low tides prevented it from making a scheduled stop. They eventually met the ship again in Dakar, Senegal.
Violeta Sanders described being stranded and having no money or credit cards accepted.
Deception
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The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, the title implies that the captain refused to let passengers board due to their tardiness but it does not mention anything about them being late for a scheduled departure time. Secondly, the body of the article states that all eight guests had rejoined the ship before leaving São Tomé and Príncipe, which contradicts what was stated in the title. Thirdly, it is not clear if there were any other passengers on board who could have been accommodated by turning one of the tender boats back to pick up these late guests.
The article implies that all eight guests had rejoined the ship before leaving São Tomé and Príncipe, which contradicts what was stated in the title. This is a lie by omission.
Fallacies
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None Found At Time Of
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Bias
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The article reports that eight cruise passengers were left behind in São Tomé and Príncipe after disembarking the Norwegian Dawn to take a local tour. The captain refused to allow them back on board despite their attempts to contact the ship via email and phone. This is an example of monetary bias as it appears that these passengers had paid more than $5,000 in their attempts to reach the ship.
Despite the efforts of the local coast guard, which motored the group to the ship before it set sail that afternoon,
Jill and Jay Campbell described attempting to board the vessel after arriving late. “We have never had an experience like this before,” Jill Campbell told ABC4 News.
The group’s private day excursions on the island ran overtime
The travellers’ passports were returned to them via port authorities.
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The article by Daisy Dumas reports on the Norwegian Cruise ship captain refusing to let eight passengers reboard who were late for their scheduled departure time. The author also mentions a pregnant woman and paraplegic traveller missing their scheduled departure time due to low tides preventing a stop at Dakar in Senegal, which resulted in them having to leave their medication and other belongings on board. Additionally, the article reports that private day excursions ran overtime.
The captain refused to let eight passengers reboard who were late for their scheduled departure time.
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The author has multiple conflicts of interest on the topics provided. The article reports that a pregnant woman and paraplegic traveller missed their scheduled departure time from São Tomé in the Gulf of Guinea due to low tides preventing a scheduled stop at Dakar in Senegal, which could be seen as an example of financial ties. The article also reports that passengers had to leave their medication and other belongings on board because they were unable to reboard the Norwegian Dawn in Gambia due to low tides, which could be seen as a personal relationship or professional affiliation with the cruise line. Additionally, there are multiple examples of bias throughout the article such as
<p>Passengers had to leave their medication and other belongings on board because they were unable to reboard the Norwegian Dawn in Gambia due to low tides, which prevented a scheduled stop at Dakar in Senegal.</p>
The pregnant woman and paraplegic traveller missed their scheduled departure time from São Tomé in the Gulf of Guinea due to low tides preventing a scheduled stop at Dakar in Senegal.
