The M/V Truxillo was carrying cargo as well as more than 250 passengers on a voyage from NewYork to the Florida Keys. Under the Wireless Ship Act of 1910, the M/V Truxillo is required to have on board a radio transmitter as well as an operator or operators who will monitor the radio device twenty-four hours per day.

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The Wireless Ship Act of 1910 did require a vessel such as the M/V Truxillo to carry a radio transmitter and a wireless operator. However, the Act did not require such vessels to monitor the device twenty-dour hours per day.

The M/V Truxillo Was Carrying Cargo as Well as More