Drug use, fist fights and insubordination will get a crew member quickly fired from a megayacht. But so can an accumulation of small infractions or an owner's whim, said captains at this month's Triton From the Bridge luncheon.

"If it's major, there is no question," a captain said of the reasons crew are fired. "If it's minor, that's when it's more difficult."

As always, individual comments are not attributed to any one person in particular so as to encourage frank and open discussion. The attending captains are identified in the photograph above.

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