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Inspections of cruise ships reveal leaky lifeboats, faulty doors

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Published Wed, Mar 26, 2014 · 10:00 PM

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[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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