Inspections of cruise ships reveal leaky lifeboats, faulty doors
Add BT as a preferred source[WASHINGTON] US maritime inspectors found leaky lifeboats or faulty fire doors on several cruise liners last year in the wake of several highly publicised scandals in the booming industry.
A forum organised in Washington by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) heard about the problems on Tuesday.
US Coast Guard captain Eric Christensen said 140 cruise ships - the majority of them flagged in other countries - were inspected in US ports in 2013.
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