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. During an emergency drill on the Bahamian vessel Tropicana, the U.S. Coast Guard saw that the Polish officers had trouble communicating with a lifeboat launch team who spoke Spanish. 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.
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.