Cruise Ship Surveillance Reviewed

Author: Carlton Purvis, Published on Jan 21, 2014

Falling overboard to die alone in a dark cold sea is terrifying. Video analytics might solve this, but cruise operators are wary of false alerts.

In 2010, to deal with this, the US government passed the Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act (CVSSA) making surveillance systems mandatory in cruise ships to capture crimes and people falling overboard. Most ships have cameras now, but the industry is still trying to find a reliable man overboard system. We examine a recent U.S. Government Accountability Office report and talked to the largest cruise industry association to find out more about what’s holding things up.

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Comments (18)

Alain Bolduc

01/21/14 05:22pm

***** *** ****** *** *** *** ********* ********** ** ** install ******* ** ******* *** ***** ** * **** *** to ****** ****** ********* * ***** ******, *** **** ** a ***** *****, ******* ****** **** ****? *** **** ***** alarms ***** **** ********?

*********, ** ******* *** ********** *** ******** *** ******** ***** to *** ********, *** ****** ** ***** ****** **** ** tremendous.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Alain Bolduc | 01/21/14 05:28pm

***, ****'* *** ******* ********. * *** ****** ** **** heard **** ****** ******** **** ***** ********* ** **** ******* include:

  • ****** ******* **** **** ** ***** ** ****** **** ** catch *** ***** *** * **** ** **** *** **** quickly.
  • *** ******** ** *** ******* *** **** ******** ***** **** calibration
  • **** ********** *** ***** ***** ******

Alain Bolduc

In reply to John Honovich | 01/21/14 09:19pm

*******'* ********* * ******** ******** **** ** *** **** ******* the ****** ********* ** **** **********?

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** *** ** *********** ****** *** *********, ***** ***** ** some ********* ** ***** **** **** ** *********** ********* ***** the ******* ***** ** ****** **** ** ********* ******** ********.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Alain Bolduc | 01/21/14 09:22pm

* ***'* **** ********** ** ********* ** **** ******** ****** specific ******. *******, ******* *** ******* *** ****** ****** * blur ***** ****** ** *** ******* **** ** ****** ***** cause ***** ** ****. **** *** ***** *** **** *** difference?

*** ****** *****, *** **** **'* **** ** ******** *****, I ******* **** *** ***** ** *** ******* ******* ******* that ***** **** * *** ** *********** *** **** **** of ******** / ***-******** ****** **** *** * **** ** general *********.

Alain Bolduc

In reply to John Honovich | 01/21/14 09:40pm

******* ****** ********** ** * **** ** ******* **** * solution.

*'* *** **** **** *** *** ** ****, *** * can't ***** ** *** **** ******* **** ***** ***** * streak *** **** ** * ***** ***** ****** **** *** side ** * ****'* **** ** * ******** ****.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Alain Bolduc | 01/21/14 09:51pm

* ****. * **** ***** ******* *** * ****. * flashlight ****.

** ******* ***** ** **** ** *** *** ****** ****, more ****** **** **** * **** ******* *** ******* ****** more ********.

Barry Shaw

In reply to Alain Bolduc | 01/21/14 09:56pm

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John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Barry Shaw | 01/21/14 10:16pm

*****, ****** *** *** ***** ********!

***, **** ******* ***** ** ** ******* ** *** **** one ** **** ** *** ****** *****, ** **** *** readers *** ******* ** **** *** **** ******.

Carl Lindgren

01/22/14 01:04am

* ******. ******** *'** ***** ********* ** * ****** ****, I've **** ** **** ******* (**, * ****'* **** ** a ******* ***) *** ******* *** ***** *******, ** *'* wont ** **.

* *** ****** ******* *** ********* *** ********** ******** ********** any ****** ** * ****** ****, *** ***** * "*** overboard" ****** ********* ****** ** ***** ********** ******* ** ****** to **** *** ******* ********** * ********** ****** ** ***** positives. ****** ***** *** ****, **** ******** *******-********** *********, ********* at ***** *-* **** ** ***** ** ******** ***** **** all ** *** ******** ********** *** ******.

**** **** **** "********" **** *** *** **** *** ***** and ***** ** *** **** ***, ** *** *** ** the *****, ********* ** **** *****. ****** ********* ***** ** challenging, ** ***** ******* - * ******* ****** ***** **** have *** ******* ******** ** *******.

**** ** *** **** *'** ** ******* ** **** ******:

*** ***** *** ***** ****? *** **** ** *** **** long *** *** **** ****. ***** *** ** ***** ** decks ***** ******* ***** **** ** **** ***. *** *** is *** **** *** ******* ****** ****. ****'* ***** ***** ships *** *,*** **** **** ** *** **** ****, **** more **** * ***** ******* *****:

Carlton Purvis

In reply to Carl Lindgren | 01/22/14 03:38pm

*** ****** *** **** ** **** **** **** ***** *** one ** ***** ******* ****** *** ****** ********.

Vasiles Kiosses

01/22/14 01:12pm

*** ***** ********** * *** ****** *** **** ** ***** falling ******. *** * ****** ** ** ***** ** ****** displacment, *** **** ******* *** *** **** ******* *** ********* the ******. ******** **** ******** **? *** **** *** ****** the **** ** **** **** ****.

Carl Lindgren

01/22/14 03:02pm

*******,

***** ***** *** *** ****? **** ***'* ** ****** ***** they ***** ********* **** *** ****** ** *********. *** ****** and *** **** ***** ****** ***** ***** **** * ****** of ***** ** ***** ******** **********' ****.

Vasiles Kiosses

01/22/14 03:33pm

* ***** ***** *** ********* ***. * *** **** ******** out ****. **** ** *********** ********, *** ** ******* ** the ****** **** ** *** *** **** **** ** *** to *** ********* ** **** ****** ***** *** ********** ** the ****. * ***** ** ***** **** *** ** ** on * ******.

Barry Shaw

01/22/14 07:57pm

********** * ***** **'* * ****** ****** ** ***** *** onus ** *** ****** **** ********* ** **** ***** ***** completely *****-*****. ***** *** ********* *** ******** ** ** ** safe ** ******** ** ** ** ***** ******* *********, *** short ** ****** *** ****** *** **** *** ******* *** experience ** *** **** ***** *** *********, **** ****** ** enough.

*'* *** ***** ** *** ********* ********* ***** **** ***** accidents - ** ***** ****** ******** *** ******** - *** I ***'* ******** ******* ******* ***-***** ** *** *** *** leaning *** *** **** *** ***** ** ***** ** ** simply ****-***, ** '****** ********' ** **** ** ******** ** the **** *****. **** ********* ********** *** *** ****** ** suicide ** ******** - ***** ** **** ***** ** *** industry ***** * ****** ***** *** ********* *** ** *** rid ** **** ******! ** ***** ********** *** **** *** of ************ ** ** *** ***** **********, ** **** ***** is ******** ** *** ************* ** ***** * ****** **** over (****, **** ** ******) *** ***** *** *** ***** which *** ********** **** ******* ** ****.

Alain Bolduc

In reply to Barry Shaw | 01/22/14 08:37pm

****'* *** *** **** ** ******* **** ******* ***/** ***'** trying ** *********** ****** ***** *** **** *** ** ***'* help *** **** *** **** **** ** ** *** *****, however **** *** **** ********, ***** ** *** ***** ***** of **** **********.

** *** ** *** **** ** **** ** ********* (***-***** passenger ***** **** *** **** *** ***** *** *** ****) I'm ********* **** ******* *** ***** **** *** ***** *** cruise ****? ****** ** ** **** ** ******* ** * money ****.

*** ****** **** ****** *******-*** *** *** ******* *** ******* of ****** ** **** **** ** **** *** ***. :*

Barry Shaw

In reply to Alain Bolduc | 01/23/14 10:00pm

* ***** ***** *** **** *** ** *****, ** *** regulation ****** ****** ****** ****** *** ************ ** *** ****** lines. ****** **** **** *** ******** ** '**** *** ********** precautions ** ****** ********* ******'. *** *** **** * ******** with *** ********* - ** ***** ** **** *-**** **** freight ****** **** *** * ****** ** ***** **** *** and * ******** ***** **** **** ***** **-** *******. *** tracks *** ****** *** ********** ******** *****, ***** ******** *** barriers, ****** & ***** - *** *** ****** ***** ****** loud *** ***** ** **** ********. ******* *** ****, * dozen ** **** ****** ****** ** *** ********** *** ** a ***** **** ****. ** ***** *** ***** "*** ***'* fix ******!"

Undisclosed End User #1

01/24/14 04:07am

****, *.***** *** *** ** *** ***** * *** ******* on ** ************. ******* **, ** ** ********* *** ***** well :)

Horace Lasell

01/24/14 04:50am

***** * ****************** ******** **** ******, ** *** ******** ****** **** ********** appear ************ ***** **** ***** ****** ************ (******** *** ********* does *** ******** *** *********** **** ********* ***** ** *****-********).

****** ****** **** ********* ***** *** ***** * ** * million, ******** ** ***** ** ** * ******* ****** ********* across *******, ********** ***'** ** ***** **** ****** ** ***** in ******* **** ** **** *** ** * ****** ****.

* ***'* **** ** ********** ** *** ****** ****** ****** cruise *****, *** ***** ****, ** *** ****** ******** ***** 1979 *** ******** **** ** *** **** ****** ****, **** would ******* **** ********* ** ******* *** ***** *,*** ***** more ****** ** *** **** *** ********* ** ****** ******. But ******** ***** ****** ******** **** * ****** ** **** than ** *****. ******** **** ********* ***** *** ****** **** gradually ********* **** **** ** *** *******, **** ****** ******** that ***** ********* ** ******* *** ********* **** **,*** ***** more ****** ** *** **** *** ********* ** ****** ******.

***** **** **** ********, ***** ****, ** *** ****** ******** since **** **** ******** ******* *** ******** ** *** **** recent ****, **** ***** ******* **** ********* ** ******* *** about * ***** **** ****** ** ** ******** **** ********* on ****** ******. *** ****** ***** ********** *** **** ***** than ****, ******* *** *** ******** ****** **** ******* *** those ******** ****** ******** ****** ** ***** **** *** ****.

**** *** *******:

*** ****** ******** *** ***** ** ******* ********** * ****.

****** ***** ******** ******** ***** ** ****** ********* *********.

****** ***** **** ******** *** ****** ** *** ***** ******** on ****** ***** ***** ****.

(******:**************.***)

*******'* ****** ***** **** ** *.**/*,*** (*** ******), *.*/***,*** (******), and */**,*** (********) (******:*********)

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