All the Launchpad had to do was respond on the radio to the skiff, the cruise ship, or the USCG. They weren’t obligated to do more. A pan pan is a non emergenc

All the Launchpad had to do was respond on the radio to the skiff, the cruise ship, or the USCG. They weren’t obligated to do more. A pan pan is a non emergency in a deteriorating situation. I don't know the area or the details at what happend. There is this quote from the USCG. “At approximately 9:56 p.m., the Coast Guard determined they [the skiff] were not in distress and issued a marine assistance request broadcast on their behalf,” Exactly what a pan pan call is. The biggest issue is the lack of communication and the excuse that a superyacht wasn't monitoring channel 16.