The integrity of the safety of a tourist ship is not limited to sexual assaults. The “donor” accidents, thefts, and even murders have long been really these trips. One of the tragic examples of George Smith IV from Greenwich, Connecticut, who disappeared from a cruise in 2005. 2015, the FBI closed the Smith case, His family may not have answers about what happened. The Smith family courageously turned its grief to work, and worked closely with Congress to ensure the adoption of the security and safety of the Safety of the Maritime Maritime Ship – the last major reform in the cruise industry. The legislation has taken important steps in improving passenger safety on cruise ships, but an urgent need is needed.
The efforts made to reform marine flight lines in the Senate have led since 2013 through the law of cruise passenger protection, and I am proud to work on this effort with Representative Doris Matsti from California. This bill will implement additional passenger safety standards and the requirements of reporting the cruise line, which ensures that consumers have sufficient information about their rights before a trip and means of asylum in the event of an error.
The management of cruise lines to keep the video clips of any alleged one -year crime in order for the investigators and victims to have more time to reach clips that may be necessary to follow the justice. It will also require cruise lines to determine whether crimes, including sexual assaults, have been committed against minors. To enhance the implementation of the law, the draft law lifted the flights ’flights penalties facing violations of the law.
The law protection law on cruises will greatly enhance the support of victims. The matter will require cruise lines to clearly inform the passengers of the statute of limitations to file a lawsuit and the establishment of a director of services for supporting victims in the US Department of Transport to contact the victims of the cruise ship and develop procedures to deal with accidents.
Since you led this procedure, many safety and health provisions have been approved by Congress. These provisions impose requirements on cruise lines, such as installing video cameras in common areas and keeping the 20 -day monitoring records, installing “Man Overboard” technology, and ensuring that ships can be easily accessible that external arson can be accessed. Although these activated policies are now an important step forward, the full cruises law protection law must be passed to address continuous problems on board cruise ships and protect all passengers on the plane.
The cruise line industry has fought this legislation strongly, saying that its requirements are “unnecessary”. It also shows the investigation of Buzzfeed News, is stabbed by experts, lawyers, victims and their families. The courage of those who speak to pass my cruises law will help us. I hope the cruise industry will support these important repairs, which will not make its flights only for consumers. Strong and real safety standards will help protect passengers and hold the cruise industry accountable.
Richard Blumerment is the first Senator of Contecticut.