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☆ 6 cruise passengers have gone overboard in 3 months. Here's why most ships still don't use detection tech for rescues.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( Hannah Towey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +18 min

An average of 19 people go overboard on cruise ships every year, industry data has found. Less than two months after Peale fell overboard, 30-year-old Jaylen Hill also went overboard a Carnival cruise ship. In total, at least five passengers have gone overboard cruise ships this summer, including Hill. The incidents occurred on the cruise ships Carnival Elation, Spectrum of the Seas, Emerald Princess, Mariner of the Seas, and Wonder of the Seas. A Coast Guard spokesperson said there are no regulations preventing cruise lines from installing MOB detection systems on their vessels.

Persons: Ronnie Peale Jr, Peale, Linda Peale, —, Travis Heggie, Hill, Eric Rodriguez, Princess, Joe Perez, Ross Klein, Paul McConnell, Jamie Barnett, James Michael Grimes, Grimes, CLIA, it's, Mike Collier, MOBtronic, Sen, Richard Blumenthal, Collier, Blumenthal, Linda Peale Jennilyn Blosser, Blosser, didn't, Barnett, Jim Walker Organizations: US Coast Guard, Carnival, Coast Guard, Bowling Green State University, Cruise Lines International Association, Jacksonville , Florida . U.S . Coast, Washington Post, Carnival Corporation, U.S . Coast Guard, Getty, Cruise Vessel Security, Safety, Guard, International Cruise Victims Association, Line International Association, USA, Royal Caribbean, International, Organization Locations: Virginia's Shenandoah, Connecticut, Hill, Jacksonville , Florida . U.S, Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut, MOBtronic

☆ 4 people have gone overboard on cruise ships this summer. Here's why most cruise lines don't use technology that could've helped save them.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Hannah Towey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +18 min

An average of 19 people go overboard on cruise ships every year, industry data has found. At 6:36 p.m. — more than 12 hours after Peale fell overboard — Carnival contacted the Coast Guard, according to the agency. Less than two months after Peale fell overboard, 30-year-old Jaylen Hill also went overboard a Carnival cruise ship. Legislation without regulationThe US Coast Guard does not check for man-overboard image capture or detection technology during compliance inspections of cruise ships. A Coast Guard spokesperson said there are no regulations preventing cruise lines from installing MOB detection systems on their vessels.

Persons: Ronnie Peale Jr, Peale, Linda Peale, —, Travis Heggie, Hill, Eric Rodriguez, Joe Perez, Ross Klein, Paul McConnell, Jamie Barnett, James Michael Grimes, Grimes, CLIA, it's, Mike Collier, MOBtronic, Sen, Richard Blumenthal, Collier, Blumenthal, Linda Peale Jennilyn Blosser, Blosser, didn't, Barnett, Jim Walker Organizations: US Coast Guard, Carnival, Coast Guard, Bowling Green State University, Cruise Lines International Association, Royal Caribbean's, Princess Cruises, Jacksonville , Florida . U.S . Coast, Washington Post, Carnival Corporation, U.S . Coast Guard, Getty, Cruise Vessel Security, Safety, Guard, International Cruise Victims Association, Line International Association, USA, Royal Caribbean, International, Organization Locations: Virginia's Shenandoah, Connecticut, Jacksonville , Florida . U.S, Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut, MOBtronic

☆ Patrol dogs are terrorizing and mauling prisoners inside the United States
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-23 | by ( Hannah Beckler | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +64 min

But prison patrol dogs aren't deployed for chases; they are used inside the prison walls. Tri-State Canines training facility, Warren, OhioVirginia Department of Corrections patrol dogs are typically Belgian Malinois, Czech shepherds, or German shepherds. Department patrol dogs are trained to bite once and hold to minimize flesh tears and lacerations. Patrol dog kennels, Virginia Department of CorrectionsThe patrol dog kennels are even smaller, at 6 feet by 10. A veterinary technician who treated patrol dogs at a clinic in Lebanon, Virginia, said she was told not to touch the patrol dogs in her care without their handler present.

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☆ They don’t act or write, but the Hollywood strikes are putting them out of work
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-22 | by ( Natasha Chen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Elyea, and other small business owners have told CNN about the various ways they’re getting through the dry spell: cutting hours, laying off staff, or temporarily closing their doors. And you know, don’t be buying cars having to make big car payments, and don’t be making big plans with money you don’t have,” she told them. “I know I can get through it, but it takes years to recover,” Levelle told CNN in early July. Natalia Lopez told CNN in June that without her $20.74 per hour wage, she had shifted her grocery list to just basics, like rice and beans. Cendejas told CNN the studios should recognize the people essential at every level to get the work done.

Persons: Los Angeles CNN —, Milken, Remy De La Mora, Patrick Gallagher, Oppenheimer, Pam, Pam Elyea, she’s, ” Elyea, don’t, Pam Elyea Elyea, She’s, “, Elyea’s, Corri Levelle, Sandy Rose Floral, Natasha Chen, CNN Corri Levelle, ” Levelle, ”, Natalia Lopez, Lopez, Yolanda Cendejas, Cendejas, ” Yolanda Cendejas, CNN Cendejas, ” Cendejas, Chester Massetti, Victor Jr’s, you’re, ” Massetti, Massetti, Rosie Blosser, ” Blosser, Blosser Organizations: Los Angeles CNN, Hollywood, Writers Guild of America, SAG, Global, Hire, CNN, WGA, Sandy, SEIU United Service Workers, SEIU, Sony Studios, Amazon Studios, Paramount Studios, Culver City, Warner Bros, Washington, Apple, Warner Bros . Locations: North Hollywood, Los Angeles, Culver City, Culver, Burbank , CA

☆ The FBI is investigating the fall of the Carnival cruise passenger who is missing after going overboard on his first cruise: report
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( Huileng Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The FBI is investigating the fall of a Carnival cruise passenger who fell overboard on his first cruise, per Fox News Digital. 35-year-old Ronnie Lee Peale Jr. was returning to Virginia from the Bahamas at the time of the incident on Monday. The Federal Bureau of Investigation is investigating the fall of a Carnival cruise passenger who fell overboard on his first cruise, Fox News Digital reported on Wednesday. The passenger, 35-year-old Ronnie Lee Peale Jr., was on a Carnival cruise ship returning to Virginia from the Bahamas at the time of the incident. Peale Jr. "loved the cruise life," Blosser told WTKR.

Persons: Ronnie Lee Peale Jr, Peale, Insider's Natalie Musumeci, Hannah Towey, Michelle Blosser, WTKR, Peale's, Peale Jr, Blosser, Cruise Organizations: FBI, Fox News Digital, United States Coast Guard, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Fox, US Coast Guard Locations: Virginia, Bahamas, Norfolk

☆ The Coast Guard has stopped the search for a Carnival cruise passenger who fell overboard
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The search for a Carnival passenger who fell overboard has been suspended, the US Coast Guard said. Ronnie Peale Jr. 35, fell off the Carnival Magic ship and into the water on Monday, officials said. His fiancée said Peale Jr. was on his first-ever cruise and in his "happy place" before he fell. The Coast Guard said it stopped its search for Peale Jr. on Wednesday after scouring 5,171 square miles by air and water over 60 hours. The operator of the cruise ship, Carnival Cruise Lines, contacted the Coast Guard on Monday at around 6:30 p.m., reporting that a passenger fell off the Carnival Magic and into the waters.

Persons: Ronnie Peale Jr, fiancée, Peale, —, Peale Jr, Peale's, Cmdr, Christopher Hooper, " Peale, Jennilyn Michelle Blosser, WTKR, Blosser Organizations: US Coast Guard, Service, Coast Guard, Coast Guard District, Cruise Lines, CNN Locations: Bahamas, Virginia, Jacksonville , Florida

☆ The Carnival cruise passenger who went overboard and remains missing was on his first cruise and it became his 'happy place,' his fiancée said
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-31 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The man who went overboard on a Carnival cruise ship was on his first-ever cruise, his partner said. "He loved the cruise life," Jennilyn Michelle Blosser told WTKR of her fiancé, Ronnie Lee Peale Jr.Peale Jr. fell off the Carnival Magic ship early Monday and remains missing. The man who remains missing after falling overboard on a Carnival cruise sail returning from the Bahamas was in a "happy place" on his first-ever cruise before tragedy struck, his partner said. The United States Coast Guard said crews had already spent 19 hours searching for Peale Jr. across 4,044 square miles. Crews were continuing their search for Peale Jr. on Wednesday morning, the Coast Guard said.

Persons: Michelle Blosser, WTKR, Ronnie Lee Peale Jr, Peale Jr, Blosser, Peale, Crews Organizations: Morning, CNN, Cruise, United States Coast Guard, Peale Jr, Coast Guard Locations: Bahamas, Virginia, Jacksonville , Florida

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