Norwegian Cruise captain refused to let eight passengers who were late reboard ship

Passengers, who have since rejoined vessel, missed scheduled departure time from Sao Tome and scrambled to reunite with ship

Eight cruise passengers had to scramble to reunite with their cruise ship after being left behind in Sao Tome and Principe.

The passengers, including a pregnant woman and a paraplegic traveller, missed their scheduled departure time from the island of Sao Tome in the Gulf of Guinea, about 250km off the coast of Gabon, after disembarking the Norwegian Dawn to take a local tour.