so it s a secretive industry. it s an industry that doesn t like to reveal the number of fires or collisions or disabled incidences like that. they like to keep that information secret. it s all off-shored. it s all foreign owned. it s in foreign incorporated and foreign-registered ships that are flying flags of convenience that are issued by foreign countries that really don t care much about overseeing the u.s. cruising public. reporter: just take a look at three recent fires. 2010, the carnival splendor, registered in panama. the incident report done jointly by the panamanians and the u.s. coast guard. it s still not published. the carnival triumph, now famous for what became known as the poop cruise, is registered in the bahamas. and while the u.s. coast guard and the ntsb are involved in the investigation, the bahamas
never know because companies register most of their ships in small countries across the globe. they are, he says, very reluctant to tell the public or the u.s. government much of anything. so it s a secretive industry. it s an industry that doesn t like to reveal the number of fires or collisions or disabled incidences like that. they like to keep that information secret. it s all offshored. it s all foreign owned. it s in foreign incorporated and foreign-registered ships that are flying flags of convenience that are issued by foreign countries that really don t care much about overseeing the u.s. cruising public. reporter: just take a look at three recent fires. 2010, the carnival splendor, registered in panama. the incident report done jointly by the panamanians and the u.s. coast guard. it s still not published.
fires or collisions or disabled incidences like that. they like to keep that information secret. it s all offshored. it s all foreign owned. it s in foreign incorporated and foreign-registered ships that are flying flags of convenience that are issued by foreign countries that really don t care much about overseeing the u.s. cruising public. reporter: just take a look at three recent fires. 2010, the carnival splendor, registered in panama. the incident report done jointly by the panamanians and the u.s. coast guard. it s still not published. the carnival triumph, now famous for what became known as the poop cruise, is registered in the bahamas. and while the u.s. coast guard and the ntsb are involved in the investigation, the bahamas maritime authority is taking the lead. the same applies to royal caribbean s grandeur of the seas, damaged by fire just last
much about overseeing the u.s. cruising public. reporter: just take a look at three recent fires. 2010, the carnival splendor, registered in panama. the incident report done jointly by the panamanians and the u.s. coast guard. it s still not published. the carnival triumph, now famous for what became known as the poop cruise, is registered in the bahamas. and while the u.s. coast guard and the ntsb are involved in the investigation, the bahamas maritime authority is taking the lead. the same applies to royal caribbean s grandeur of the seas, damaged by fire just last week. walker says don t expect much. there s no legal obligation to comply with any of the recommendations made by the flag state, first and foremost. and that s why the cruise industry incorporates itself outside the united states and registers its ships in foreign countries.