Quote Originally Posted by Deeranged View Post
That's all well and good, and I'm certain everyone involved would prefer all maintenance to be completed during scheduled servicing down time. Unfortunately though it just doesn't work like that and when a ***** safety system becomes inoperable the vessel has to be withdrawn from service and essential maintenance carried out. The potential of not doing so doesn't bear thinking about.

The potential option to sleeping in their cars for the tourists is burning to death at sea - seems the lesser of two evils to be fair.
No idea why the word 'v i t a l' would be starred out.