Coast Guard & Maritime Transportation Subcommittee to Hold Hearing on "Crimes Against Americans on Cruise Ships"
Hearing: Crimes Against Americans on Cruise Ships
March 27, 2007 at 10:00 a.m., 2167 Rayburn House Office Building. This hearing of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee will be web cast live on Tuesday, March 27, 2007. Several members of the International Cruise Victims Organization are scheduled to attend.
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-cruise20mar20,1,255213.story?coll=la-headlines-business&ctrack=1&cset=true Congress revisits cruise crimes
Lawmakers want to know whether the industry accurately reports statistics.
By Kimi Yoshino, Times Staff WriterMarch 20, 2007
75 people have gone overboard since the year 2000. Last year was the worst yet with 22 persons going overboard.
http://www.cruisejunkie.com/Overboard.html
When will the cruise lines take steps to improve safety and security for the millions of passengers they have each year. See http://www.projectsafecruise.blogspot.com/ for a plan for enhanced security for crew and passengers.
Members of the
Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
U.S. House of Representatives
110th Congress
Majority (507 FHOB) - (202) 226-3587
Minority (505 FHOB) - (202) 226-3552
Elijah E. Cummings, Maryland, Chairman
Gene Taylor, Mississippi
Steve LaTourette, Ohio,
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