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A Review of Cruise Ship Safety and Lessons Learned from the Costa Concordia Accident A REVIEW OF CRUISE SHIP SAFETY AND LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE COSTA CONCORDIA ACCIDENT (112–74) HEARING BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON COAST GUARD AND MARITIME TRANSPORTATION OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED TWELFTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION FEBRUARY 29, 2012 Printed for the use of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure ( Available online at: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/ committee.action?chamber=house&committee=transportation U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 73–104 PDF WASHINGTON : 2012 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office Internet: bookstore.gpo.gov Phone: toll free (866) 512–1800; DC area (202) 512–1800 Fax: (202) 512–2104 Mail: Stop IDCC, Washington, DC 20402–0001 VerDate Aug 31 2005 09:16 May 24, 2012 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 5011 Sfmt 5011 P:\HEARINGS\112\CG\2-29-1~1\73104.TXT JEAN COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE JOHN L. MICA, Florida, Chairman DON YOUNG, Alaska NICK J. RAHALL II, West Virginia THOMAS E. PETRI, Wisconsin PETER A. DEFAZIO, Oregon HOWARD COBLE, North Carolina JERRY F. COSTELLO, Illinois JOHN J. DUNCAN, JR., Tennessee ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON, District of FRANK A. LOBIONDO, New Jersey Columbia GARY G. MILLER, California JERROLD NADLER, New York TIMOTHY V. JOHNSON, Illinois CORRINE BROWN, Florida SAM GRAVES, Missouri BOB FILNER, California BILL SHUSTER, Pennsylvania EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON, Texas SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO, West Virginia ELIJAH E. CUMMINGS, Maryland JEAN SCHMIDT, Ohio LEONARD L. BOSWELL, Iowa CANDICE S. MILLER, Michigan TIM HOLDEN, Pennsylvania DUNCAN HUNTER, California RICK LARSEN, Washington ANDY HARRIS, Maryland MICHAEL E. CAPUANO, Massachusetts ERIC A. ‘‘RICK’’ CRAWFORD, Arkansas TIMOTHY H. BISHOP, New York JAIME HERRERA BEUTLER, Washington MICHAEL H. MICHAUD, Maine FRANK C. GUINTA, New Hampshire RUSS CARNAHAN, Missouri RANDY HULTGREN, Illinois GRACE F. NAPOLITANO, California LOU BARLETTA, Pennsylvania DANIEL LIPINSKI, Illinois CHIP CRAVAACK, Minnesota MAZIE K. HIRONO, Hawaii BLAKE FARENTHOLD, Texas JASON ALTMIRE, Pennsylvania LARRY BUCSHON, Indiana TIMOTHY J. WALZ, Minnesota BILLY LONG, Missouri HEATH SHULER, North Carolina BOB GIBBS, Ohio STEVE COHEN, Tennessee PATRICK MEEHAN, Pennsylvania LAURA RICHARDSON, California RICHARD L. HANNA, New York ALBIO SIRES, New Jersey JEFFREY M. LANDRY, Louisiana DONNA F. EDWARDS, Maryland STEVE SOUTHERLAND II, Florida JEFF DENHAM, California JAMES LANKFORD, Oklahoma REID J. RIBBLE, Wisconsin CHARLES J. ‘‘CHUCK’’ FLEISCHMANN, Tennessee SUBCOMMITTEE ON COAST GUARD AND MARITIME TRANSPORTATION FRANK A. LOBIONDO, New Jersey, Chairman DON YOUNG, Alaska RICK LARSEN, Washington HOWARD COBLE, North Carolina ELIJAH E. CUMMINGS, Maryland ANDY HARRIS, Maryland CORRINE BROWN, Florida FRANK C. GUINTA, New Hampshire TIMOTHY H. BISHOP, New York CHIP CRAVAACK, Minnesota MAZIE K. HIRONO, Hawaii BLAKE FARENTHOLD, Texas MICHAEL H. MICHAUD, Maine JEFFREY M. LANDRY, Louisiana, NICK J. RAHALL II, West Virginia Vice Chair (Ex Officio) JOHN L. MICA, Florida (Ex Officio) (II) VerDate Aug 31 2005 09:16 May 24, 2012 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 P:\HEARINGS\112\CG\2-29-1~1\73104.TXT JEAN CONTENTS Page Summary of Subject Matter .................................................................................... v TESTIMONY PANEL ONE Vice Admiral Brian M. Salerno, Deputy Commandant for Operations, United States Coast Guard .............................................................................................. 9 PANEL TWO Sameer and Divya Sharma, Costa Concordia survivors ....................................... 37 PANEL THREE Christine Duffy, President and CEO, Cruise Lines International Association, accompanied by Michael Crye, Executive Vice President, Cruise Lines International Association .................................................................................... 47 Captain George Wright, Senior Vice President, Marine Operations, Princess Cruises, accompanied by Vicky Rey, Vice President, Guest Services and Support, Carnival Cruise Lines .......................................................................... 47 Captain Evans Hoyt, Master of Norwegian Spirit and Pride of America, Norwegian Cruise Lines ...................................................................................... 47 Brian W. Schoeneman, Legislative Director, Seafarers International Union ..... 47 PREPARED STATEMENTS SUBMITTED BY WITNESSES Vice Admiral Brian M. Salerno .............................................................................. 69 Sameer and Divya Sharma ..................................................................................... 97 Christine Duffy ........................................................................................................ 100 Captain George Wright ........................................................................................... 114 Captain Evans Hoyt ................................................................................................ 122 Brian W. Schoeneman ............................................................................................. 131 SUBMISSIONS FOR THE RECORD Hon. Rick Larsen, a Representative in Congress from the State of Wash- ington, request to submit the following written statements from: Dennis Young, International Longshore and Warehouse Union ........... 5 Geoffrey Scimone, ‘‘Trapped in Paradise’’ ............................................... 32 United States Coast Guard, inserts for the record ......................................... 20, 27, 28 Hon. Doris O. Matsui, a Representative in Congress from the State of Cali- fornia, request to submit letter from Kendall Carver, Chairman, and Jamie Barnett, President, International Cruise Victims Association, Inc., February 27, 2012 ................................................................................................................. 22 Hon. Mazie K. Hirono, a Representative in Congress from the State of Ha- waii, request to submit the following article: Tom Hals, Andrew Longstreth, and Steve Stecklow, ‘‘Insight: Laws Leave Cruise-ship Victims at Sea,’’ Reuters, February 21, 2012, http://www.reuters.com/assets/ print?aid=USTRE81K06J20120221 .................................................................... 63 Vice Admiral Brian M. Salerno, Deputy Commandant for Operations, United States Coast Guard, responses to questions from Hon. Rick Larsen, a Rep- resentative in Congress from the State of Washington; Hon. Doris O. Mat- sui, a Representative in Congress from the State of California; and Hon. Don Young, a Representative in Congress from the State of Alaska .............. 77 (III) VerDate Aug 31 2005 09:16 May 24, 2012 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 P:\HEARINGS\112\CG\2-29-1~1\73104.TXT JEAN IV Page Christine Duffy, President and CEO, Cruise Lines International Association, responses to questions from Hon. Rick Larsen, a Representative in Con- gress from the State of Washington; and Hon. Doris O. Matsui, a Rep- resentative in Congress from the State of California ....................................... 104 Captain George Wright, Senior Vice President, Marine Operations, Princess Cruises, responses to questions from Hon. Rick Larsen, a Representative in Congress from the State of Washington; and Hon. Doris O. Matsui, a Representative in Congress from the State of California .............................. 118 Captain Evans Hoyt, Master of Norwegian Spirit and Pride of America, Norwegian Cruise Lines, responses to questions from Hon. Rick Larsen, a Representative in Congress from the State of Washington; and Hon. Doris O. Matsui, a Representative in Congress from the State of California . 128 ADDITIONS TO THE RECORD Terry Lynn Carson, written testimony .................................................................. 136 Justin Charles Evens, Costa Concordia survivor, written testimony ................. 137 Richard Wayne Sanford, P.E. Department Chair, Anderson High School, writ- ten testimony ........................................................................................................ 139 VerDate Aug 31 2005 09:16 May 24, 2012 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 P:\HEARINGS\112\CG\2-29-1~1\73104.TXT JEAN v VerDate Aug 31 2005 09:16 May 24, 2012 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6602 Sfmt 6602 P:\HEARINGS\112\CG\2-29-1~1\73104.TXT JEAN Insert offset folio 1 here 73104.001 vi VerDate Aug 31 2005 09:16 May 24, 2012 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6602 Sfmt 6602 P:\HEARINGS\112\CG\2-29-1~1\73104.TXT JEAN Insert offset folio 2 here 73104.002 vii VerDate Aug 31 2005 09:16 May 24, 2012 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 6602 Sfmt 6602 P:\HEARINGS\112\CG\2-29-1~1\73104.TXT JEAN Insert offset folio 3 here 73104.003 viii VerDate Aug 31 2005 09:16 May 24, 2012 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 6602 Sfmt 6602 P:\HEARINGS\112\CG\2-29-1~1\73104.TXT JEAN Insert offset folio 4 here 73104.004 ix VerDate Aug 31 2005 09:16 May 24, 2012 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 6602 Sfmt 6602 P:\HEARINGS\112\CG\2-29-1~1\73104.TXT JEAN Insert offset folio 5 here 73104.005 x VerDate Aug 31 2005 09:16 May 24, 2012 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 6602 Sfmt 6602 P:\HEARINGS\112\CG\2-29-1~1\73104.TXT JEAN Insert offset folio 6 here 73104.006 xi VerDate Aug 31 2005 09:16 May 24, 2012 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 6602 Sfmt 6602 P:\HEARINGS\112\CG\2-29-1~1\73104.TXT JEAN Insert offset folio 7 here 73104.007 xii VerDate Aug 31 2005 09:16 May 24, 2012 Jkt 000000 PO 00000
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