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600 Cruise Ship Crimes, 7 Convictions in a Decade — The System Was Built This Way
Thirteen prosecutions in ten years. That is what the New York Times investigation found for cruise ship assault cases across the entire industry. The system was built to produce exactly this result. Ships register under foreign flags for tax benefits and jurisdictional cover. Crimes at sea are initially investigated by private security employed by the cruise line. The CVSSA requires reporting but not prosecution. When crew are caught with exploitation material, deportation is the default — no charges, no trial, no registry. After Operation Tidal Wave, 27 crew were deported. KPBS confirmed…
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