March 1988 , Miami -based Carnival Cruise Lines' 700-foot Celebration cut a Cuban freighter in half in a collision off Cuba , killing three Cuban sailors. In Last February , an engine fire broke out on SeaEscape 's Bahamian cruise ship, the Scandinavian Star . Automatic fire extinguishers and the emergency generator failed. the Scandinavian Star said many foreign-flag cruise ships that sail from Miami ports have serious safety problems and the potential for a catastrophic accident is significant. The board is seeking both legislation and voluntary cooperation from the industry to improve cruise-ship safety, which it says is marred by the less-than-exacting rules governing foreign-flag carriers.
Last February, Miami-based Carnival Cruise Lines' 700-foot Celebration cut a Cuban freighter in half in a collision off Cuba, killing three Cuban sailors. In March 1988, an engine fire broke out on SeaEscape's Bahamian cruise ship, the Scandinavian Star. Automatic fire extinguishers and the emergency generator failed. The National Transportation Safety Board said many foreign-flag cruise ships that sail from U.S. ports have serious safety problems and the potential for a catastrophic accident is significant. The board is seeking both legislation and voluntary cooperation from the industry to improve cruise-ship safety, which it says is marred by the less-than-exacting rules governing foreign-flag carriers.