Passengers ships which dock at Irish ports are set to undergo more rigorous safety checks.
It after the deaths of at least thirty people in January, when the Costa Concordia cruise liner sank off the coast of Italy.
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The Irish Marine Survey Office of the Department of Transport has confirmed that from next year, it’ll run additional detailed checks on whether crews are familiar with their ships and trained in emergency measures like abandon ship drills and fire fighting.
Ships that commit the most serious safety violations will be detained in port by the MSO until the problem is rectified.
