Theft On Cruise Ships

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Theft on cruise ships. Passenger Admits Theft On Cruise Ship September 14 2012 Cruising to Bermuda on the Explorer of the Seas 46-year-old New Jersey resident William Mullen found himself on trial in. Guns handcuffs brass knuckles and martial arts equipment. Travelling is a time of carefree joy and pleasure but with the rise in pickpocketing you always have to keep your guard up.

You see very few reports of safes being robbed on cruise ships. NPRs Eric Weiner noted that according to FBI statistics some 16 of all murders and 7 of sexual assaults aboard cruise ships lead to convictions or plea bargains. There are a few different variations of hotel room cruise ship staterooms safes that are found today.

Because many of the cruise ships travel between several countries and therefore jurisdictions there is only a loose voluntary agreement in place to report such serious crimes to the FBI. Paintings are worth considerable amounts of money. Piracy does still happen -- in 2005 a cruise ship off the coast of Somalia was hit with grenades in a failed hijacking attempt or as the FBI calls it an attempted vessel conversion.

Most of the time the location is in poorer countries and the safes are older versions. Unless a local law enforcement entity gets involved crew members can steal from passengers and other crew members and know that the worst that will happen is they may be fired and sent home. According to the Sun Sentinel newspaper HuanHuan Shen was arrested when the Celebrity Eclipse cruise ship returned to.

The risk is even higher when youre in port depending on the destination youre visiting. Outside of these crimes however the cruise ship company can resolve the case internally without saying another word. However many of the same dangers are present as on land.

This includes a homicide any suspicious death an assault that results with a bodily injury or a sexual assault. Park West auction on a Royal Caribbean cruise. As is the case on any vacation theft can occur on cruise ships if youre not careful.