Carnival Corporation Tells Senator Jay Rockefeller it Won't Reimburse U.S. for Rescues

by Lurker Thu Apr 04, 2013 2:08 am

The senator from West Virginia penned a letter March 14 to Carnival CEO Micky Arison alleging that the U.S. Coast Guard responded to 90 “serious events” involving Carnival ships over five years, and that the Coast Guard and Navy had shelled out $4.2 million to cover the Carnival Triumph and Carnival Splendor incidents. The senator asked whether Carnival, since it pays “little or nothing in federal taxes,” will reimburse the Coast Guard and Navy.
Without giving a specific “yes” or “no” answer to the question, James Hunn, Carnival’s senior vice president, corporate maritime policy, wrote: “Carnival’s policy is to honor maritime tradition that holds that the duty to render assistance at sea to those in need is a universal obligation of the entire maritime community.”

http://www.nbcnews.com/travel/carnival-tells-rockefeller-it-wont-pay-u-s-rescues-1C9201922

by veya_victaous Fri Apr 05, 2013 4:00 am

fair renough they are right that is the deal.

if it goes down in the southern oceans chances are Aussies will be paying to save it, unless we wait for the penguins. tongue

by Ben Reilly Fri Apr 05, 2013 7:13 pm

OK then, who the crap has Carnival ever helped out?

btw, like your job description, veya.

by veya_victaous Sun Apr 07, 2013 11:49 pm

they are a company so no one. But countries have to do it.
I mean most of the time it is some fricken Billionaire adventure thats Ballon gone down or something crazy and they hardly every pay either.

think of it in reverse if a US vessel gets in trouble of the coast of some other nation that other nation pays for the rescue, its a two way road and while carnival may be at the advantage in this situation it's not always the case. it been the rules for a few hundred years now so I don't think we should change it so that a nation only resuces vessles that pay taxes to it. Carnival does pay taxes somewhere I assume so get revenge and half sink a boat in their waters.

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