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PHILIPSBURG, ST. MAARTEN-ST. MARTIN - Aug 8, 2007 - The St. Maarten News reports that criminal proceedings began today into the case of import and export of drugs on the RCI cruise ship Mariner of the Seas. In Philipsburg, this case has come to be known as the "Mariner of the Seas" case.

SAMMAMISH, Wash. - April 2, 2007 - Ross Klein, blogger, author and professor at Memorial University of Newfoundland in Canada, testified last week to the U.S. Congress about his analysis of shipboard crime. His statistics subsequently were cast into doubt by a more thorough analysis of the data.

March 27, 2007 -- Terry Dale, President and CEO of the Cruise Line Indistry Association (CLIA) today presented testimony to Congress on the question of crime and safety aboard cruise ships. The transcript of his testimony follows

The following statement was prepared by Professor James Alan Fox, Lipman Family Professor of Criminal Justice at Northeastern University. Raw data was provided to Prof. Fox by the ICCL, who was retained to conduct the analysis.

ARLINGTON, Va., March 4, 2006 -- The cruise industry today offered reassuring statistics on the subject of onboard safety and crime. Analysis was provided by Dr. James Fox, Lipman Family Professor of Criminal Justice at Northeastern University and visiting fellow with the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics.