State bill would require peace officers on cruise ships

SACRAMENTO—A woman who says she was raped on a cruise ship—and says public safety is so lax nothing was done—plans to testify today in support of a bill that would require the industry to pay for peace officers to travel aboard.

Sen. Joe Simitian’s measure would attempt to improve public safety on cruise ships by developing a seamless network of “ocean rangers” through pacts with other states bordering the Pacific Ocean, and with Hawaii.

The Palo Alto Democrat said the arrangement also would enhance homeland security and ensure compliance with waste-dumping laws.

Full story on the San Mateo County Times/Inside Bay Area website

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