Issues in Cruise Ship Safety & Security de Lewis D. Rainer

Issues in Cruise Ship Safety & Security

Lewis D. Rainer

Cruise ships are the single largest passenger conveyances in the world, with one ship currently in service that can carry more than 8,500 passengers and crew. The Coast guard considers cruise ships to be highly attractive targets to terrorists, and according to a 2008 RAND Corporation report, cruise ships can represent high-prestige symbolic targets for terrorists. Additionally, in recent years, there have been increased incidences of sexual assault, theft and bodily injury aboard cruise ships. This book examines cruise ship safety and the potential steps for keeping Americans safe at sea.

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Preface; Maritime Security: Varied Actions Taken to Enhance Cruise Ship Security, but Some Concerns Remain (GAO); Statement of Terry Dale, President & CEO, Cruise Lines International Association, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, before the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation & Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, & Security, Hearing on "Cruise Ship Safety: Examining Potential Steps for Keeping Americans Safe at Sea"; Testimony of Evelyn Fortier, Vice President of Policy, Rainn, before the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation & Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety & Security, Hearing on "Cruise Ship Safety: Examining Potential Steps for Keeping Americans Safe at Sea"; Testimony of Ross A. Klein, PhD., before the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation & Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, & Security, Hearing on "Cruise Ship Safety: Examining Potential Steps for Keeping Americans Safe at Sea"; Hearing on "Cruise Ship Security Practices & Procedures" (Subcommittee on Coast Guard & Maritime Transportation Staff); Statement of Rear Admiral Wayne Justice, Assistant Commandant for Response, U.S. Coast Guard, Dept. of Homeland Security, before the Subcommittee on Coast Guard & Maritime Transportation, Hearing on "Cruise Ship Crime: Practices & Procedures"; Statement of Salvador Hernandez, Deputy Assistant Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation, before the Subcommittee on Coast Guard & Maritime Transportation; Testimony of Lynnette Hudson, before the Subcommittee on Coast Guard & Maritime Transportation, Hearing on "Cruise Ship Security Practices & Procedures"; Testimony of William M. Sullivan, Jr., Esq., Partner, Winston & Strawn, LLP, Washington, DC, before the Subcommittee on Coast Guard & Maritime Transportation; Testimony of Gary M. Bald, Senior Vice President of Global Security, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., before the Subcommittee on Coast Guard & Maritime Transportation; Index.