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Tegger wrote:

George wrote in :

On 1/18/2012 8:41 PM, Tegger wrote:


You two know the regulatory situation surrounding that ship and its
crew? You two know exactly why the ship grounded? No, you do not. You
know zero. But you spout non-sequiturs anyway.

So why do cruise lines seek out the laxest countries and register
their ships there?



Because registrations come with taxes. Ship owners tend to register where
the registration taxes are lowest.

The Costas are all registered in Italy, hardly what most people would
call a flag of convenience.

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