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| BEYOND THE HEDGES: U.S. officials question safety of ship |
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The National Transportation Safety Board recently began to investigate possible
fire hazards on a ship that set sail this week carrying 641 college students
enrolled in a Semester at Sea program.
Safety board officials said their investigation stemmed from concerns about a fire on the ship in July 1996 that killed five crew members. The officials could not explain why they delayed inquiry. A spokesman for the board said that the NTSB will check the ship's fire detachers and sprinklers. Students from 205 institutions are enrolled in the three-month program, which is sponsored by the University of Pittsburgh. A university spokesman said the ship had passed inspection by the U.S. Coast Guard following $1.5-million in repairs. "We are convinced that the ship is safe, or we would not put students on it," he said. Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education On-line, Sept. 19.
This item appeared in the News section of the September 26, 1997 issue. |
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