MONEY spent by the US Coast Guard in
assisting with the evacuation and rescue of
passengers aboard two of Carnival Cruises’
trouble affected sailings will be repaid, the
company has this week announced.
Carnival stressed that it never said it would
not reimburse the US Government agency for
its assistance in recent Carnival Triumph and
Carnival Splendour incidents if requested.
A statement issued by the company said,
“Although no agencies have requested
remuneration, the company has made the
decision to voluntarily provide reimbursement
to the Federal Government”.
Estimates of the amount spent by the Coast
Guard hover around the US$3.4m mark,
according to US Senator Jay Rockefeller, who
has previously held discussions with Carnival
CEO Micky Arison.
