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I have not followed this closely enough to know if an autopsy has been performed or not, by the Bahamas. They operate under the British model, where the Coroner may decide to hold an inquest without requiring an autopsy. So, no we don't know if the Bahamas invited the FBI or not, nor do we know much of the investigation or autopsy. And, as I said, if the act happened in Bahamian waters, then the US cannot investigate, whether invited or not, unless they feel it is terrorism related.

Again, it would depend on where the incident happened, whether in international waters or in the waters of some other country. And, the FBI can only investigate the crimes you mention, if they occurred in international waters. If it happens in the territorial waters of another country, the FBI is then limited to only investigating if invited by the local law enforcement agency, or the flag state.

Uh, no. First off, the FBI will only conduct an investigation in another country when invited to by the host country. Second, the jurisdiction in foreign countries only applies to terrorism acts, not homicides, robberies, or rapes. The US has claimed extra-territorial jurisdiction over certain (not all) crimes committed against US citizens, while in international waters.

So, when RCI uses "dynamic pricing" and the price of something goes up, everyone is up in arms, but when you score a price reduction on the fare because of the same "dynamic pricing" (lowering the price to increase demand), all you hear is crickets, except to brag on what a good deal you got.

For the FBI to search would require a warrant and reasonable cause, but for the ship's security to search for evidence, and then for that evidence to be admissible in a US court case, is a different matter. Provided that the search, on foreign property (the ship), by foreign law enforcement (the Captain is the legal representative of the flag state, and can delegate responsibilities to subordinates), can be admissible in US courts, if the search met the requirements of the flag state. You will see in several cruise lines' ticket contracts, that the passenger's cabin and belongings can be searched without the passenger's knowledge or consent.

Yes. Unless the pilot is intimately familiar with the ship's handling characteristics, garnered from many docking evolutions with that particular ship, using propulsion to enter a lock like this, and then using only ship's propulsion to try to stop is going to be problematic. While a Captain that has docked his ship hundreds of times, in many different environmental conditions, can "feel" for when to stop the forward propulsion, and when to reverse the engine, the pilot has only a general idea of how ships of that size handle, and relies heavily on the tugs (or the mules in the old locks), to provide a far quicker response than a ship's engine and propeller can. After all, that is what the tugs are there for. I've worked with Captains that were able to literally walk ships along the dock, a couple of feet per minute, and stop the ship exactly where it needs to be, simply by changing the propeller rpm one or two rpm at a time. But, as I say, this comes with a lengthy relationship with that particular ship, as even sister ships do not always maneuver exactly the same.

Apparently, the pilot decided to proceed without the after tug, which acts as the "brakes" when entering the lock.

Something like this type: https://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-Extension-Cord-feet-Black/dp/B075BMVZ2N/ref=sr_1_5?crid=WYXBPEQ6DW7O&keywords=extension+cord&nav_sdd=aps&qid=1678651217&refinements=p_36%3A1253528011&rnid=1243644011&s=hi&sprefix=exten&sr=1-5

It does not have to do with wattage, most curlers and straighteners draw a whole lot less wattage than hair dryers. The reports I've seen here on CC are about two types of products. One is Dyson products that use a lot of electronics in their appliances, and these don't seem to be amenable to shipboard circuitry. The other type are "ceramic" curlers and straighteners, and again, I believe it comes down to the electronics not being compatible with shipboard systems. Older appliances, with "resistance wire" heating elements tend to work fine.

What kind of extension cord is it? Is it the "flat" type of cord, like a lamp cord, with two prong outlets and plugs? If so, I would not use it for 220v. If it is the "round" type like you would use outdoors, even if it is rated for 120v, it should be fine for a relatively low current draw appliance like a CPAP when using it for 220v. When used at the higher voltage, the current draw is also halved, so this reduces heat load in the cord.

This was a propulsion problem with one of the ship's azipods. The current issue is with one of the ship's diesel engines, which is limiting power generation capacity, so there is less power to the azipods, so the ship goes slower. It would not require a drydock to repair, nor would it likely cause a complete cancellation of a cruise. This is a significant problem with the ships that have gone with only 4 diesel generators. If one of the larger diesels is taken out of service, for repair or maintenance, if the itinerary is not carefully determined, with regards to speed, then the itinerary can become impacted. The ships with 5 or 6 engines have more flexibility, and less impact from an engine being out of service.

The simple way to break the chain is to not eat anything with your fingers. If your hands are "contaminated" from the chair back, but you never touch the food with your hands, then the chain is broken. So, those french fries, or burger, or pizza gets cut up with knife and fork.

There are several "foodie tours" in Portland, if you google it. Here is one, I can't recommend it, since I have not done it, and it varies each tour: https://www.mainedayventures.com/?utm_source=Google&utm_medium=GoogleMyBusiness

Yes, but these measures are not restricting tourism as a whole, but only cruising, which they feel does not provide sufficient benefit to offset it's detriments. They feel that other forms of tourism are better investments for their locales.

Enforcement of the PVSA (and Jones Act) falls to CBP.

Greenland, like many other cruise ship destinations, has figured out that cruise ship tourists spend far less in the local economy than other forms of tourism. They are looking at restricting ship visits as a way of minimizing the environmental impact of tourism, while maximizing the economic benefit.

If they are showing a delay, yet making 18 knots, there is still a power generation problem, as the Gulf Stream should be adding 2-5 knots to the ship's speed, so if she was at full speed, she should be doing 20-21 knots.

Yes, in Virginia, funeral homes are authorized to transport bodies. It is my understanding, though, that when a person dies when not under a doctor's care, that the attending EMT, police, or funeral home, must notify the coroner of the death, and the coroner must examine the body before transport. Only the coroner, or an attending physician, can issue a certificate of death.

There are regular methods of controlling and preventing this bacteria on the ships: HVAC systems have sanitizing pads in the condensate drains of the air handlers (where standing water could grow the bacteria and then introduce it into the HVAC air flow) Shower heads are sanitized (taken off if fixed, or dangled if hand held) in a bucket of sanitizing solution for 10 minutes. Whirlpools and hot tubs are "super chlorinated" weekly to 100ppm, in addition to the normal chlorination level Yes, chlorinating the water does kill the bacteria, which is why the ship must maintain a residual chlorine level in the water at all times. The problem with shower heads is that there is always a little water inside the head, and over time the chlorine in this water will dissipate, and then you have non-chlorinated water standing with air, and the bacteria can form and grow, and then be sprayed out of the shower head. Therefore, spraying Lysol on the shower head will do nothing. Now that the ship has had a case of legionella, the remediation measures will include more frequent sanitizing of the shower heads, more frequent super-chlorination of the hot tubs, more frequent changing of the HVAC sanitizing pads, spraying disinfectant into the air handlers of the HVAC system. As for the CDC, not all reports to the CDC are made public. As far as I know, from my experience, only gastro-intestinal illness outbreak reports (and not all of those) are made public. Since legionella is a pulmonary disease, I don't believe that the reports of mediation methods are made public. Further, the CDC, even for it's GI illness outbreak reports, is not always updated in a timely fashion.

Actually, the key thing is that the ship has zero tolerance for drugs that are illegal in the flag country, by maritime regulation. Even HAL, whose flag state of Holland has decriminalized marijuana, does not allow it on their ships, as they must meet IMO regulations. So, whether the ship went to all countries where it was legal, it is not legal on the ship.

Nope, its a thing: https://www.weather.gov/lmk/twilight-types#:~:text=Nautical Twilight%3A,visible%2C even under moonless conditions.

Gee, Andy, don't you want to get into "nautical twilight"?

Your phone does not care what power is put into the charger, just what comes out of the charger. This wattage is fixed by the charger design, from 5v and 1 amp (5 watt) to 20v and 5 amp (100 watt). This is determined by the circuitry of the charger, and is not affected by the charger input power. And, as noted, since wattage is determined by voltage, current, and resistance, and since the resistance of the charger circuit does not change when you switch from a 110v outlet to a 220v outlet, that means that when you double the voltage (220v from 110v), you halve the current. This is a known phenomenon of electrical circuits, and why many countries outside the US use 220v power, because for the same appliance, you use less current at the higher voltage, and less current means less chance of electrocution.

"Systemic" issues would be belied by the following statement. What is different from the OP's cruise and this one? The passengers.

Yes, SF to Honolulu is 2095 nm, while LA to Honolulu is 2231 nm.