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So far this year there have been a total of 8 norovirus outbreaks on U.S.-flag cruise ships, compared with 15 for all of 2009.
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The tribunal in Paris awarded the assets on the condition the shipping company operated under the French flag and Eurotunnel leased the ships to a workers' co-operative.
BBC: SeaFrance ferry
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In the case of Carnival Cruise Lines, the owner of the Carnival Triumph that spent days in the Gulf of Mexico disabled after an engine fire, the company is incorporated in Panama, its offices are based in Miami and its ships fly under the Bahamian flag a matrix that is not unusual in the cruise line industry.
NPR: No Central Agency Oversees, Inspects Cruise Ships
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Very few ships worldwide sail under U.S. flag and with an all-American crew.
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It seems that these mammoth structures are considered ships, and this one was flying the flag of the Marshall Islands, a country of roughly 70, 000 people.
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The U.S. Coast Guard makes at least one annual safety inspection of ships operating in U.S. waters, regardless of the flag a ship flies, said a coast guard spokesman.
WSJ: Cruise Operators See Shares Fall, Defend Safety
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The day Watson returned his ships to Australia, on February 19th, the Hunter, like the Farley, lost its flag.
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