Safety standards may not be stringent enough in the cruise industry, the chairman of a federal agency investigating the March engine-room fire aboard Coast Guard said March . A crew member discovered the Wednesday fire aboard the Star , carrying 439 mostly American passengers, as the ship returned form Cozumel , Tampa to Mexico . Smoke detectors and automatic systems to douse the fire failed. Also, the ship's emergency generators didn't work for an hour . The Safety board will examine whether existing Coast Guard procedures and international regulations are adequate to protect passengers or whether more rigorous standards are needed.
Safety standards may not be stringent enough in the cruise industry, the chairman of a federal agency investigating the March engine-room fire aboard the Scandinavian Star said Wednesday. A crew member discovered the March 15 fire aboard the Star, carrying 439 mostly American passengers, as the ship returned form Cozumel, Mexico to Tampa. Smoke detectors and automatic systems to douse the fire failed. Also, the ship's emergency generators didn't work for an hour. The Safety board will examine whether existing Coast Guard procedures and international regulations are adequate to protect passengers or whether more rigorous standards are needed.