Cruise Lines affected
- Royal Caribbean
- Holland America Line
- Princess
- Jumping overboard Suicide
- Slipping Overboard Accident
- Drunk Self-inflicted but unintentional
- Horse-play Manslaughter to murder
All “Man Overboard” incidents must follow a procedure of 4 main phases as follows:
Man Overboard Procedure
The Cruise Ship Industry is still unquestionably one of the safest forms of travel, however in the wake of a number of high level safety incidents in recent years, the “Man Overboard” issue is the last thing that Industry needs right now.
The US Congress (US cruising represents roughly 50% of the entire Industry) passed a law a couple of years ago that obligated Cruise Lines to install automatic “Man Overboard” systems. Interestingly none of the Cruise Lines involved in the “Man Overboard” incidents have yet to install such systems, which one would think would be the minimum requirement.
The situation is not so clear-cut or simplistic however, as it’s widely known that these detection systems are not perfected yet. However, the Cruise safety law does not demand the "Perfect Man Overboard System”, only that such a system is installed, which reasonably complies with the safety intention of the law.
At present due to the poor odds in concerning the rescue of victims, when a person falls into the sea, if they are not immediately spotted, the cruise ships sail on.
To conclude, our thoughts go out to the families of the passengers who have gone overboard. For their sake at least we hope that Cruise Lines start to install the automatic “Man Overboard” systems.
The US Congress (US cruising represents roughly 50% of the entire Industry) passed a law a couple of years ago that obligated Cruise Lines to install automatic “Man Overboard” systems. Interestingly none of the Cruise Lines involved in the “Man Overboard” incidents have yet to install such systems, which one would think would be the minimum requirement.
The situation is not so clear-cut or simplistic however, as it’s widely known that these detection systems are not perfected yet. However, the Cruise safety law does not demand the "Perfect Man Overboard System”, only that such a system is installed, which reasonably complies with the safety intention of the law.
At present due to the poor odds in concerning the rescue of victims, when a person falls into the sea, if they are not immediately spotted, the cruise ships sail on.
To conclude, our thoughts go out to the families of the passengers who have gone overboard. For their sake at least we hope that Cruise Lines start to install the automatic “Man Overboard” systems.
