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Week. walker says don't expect much. >> there's no legal obligation to comply with any of the recommendations made by the flag state, first and foremost. and that's why the cruise industry incorporates itself outside the united states and registers its ships in foreign countries. the overseeing body, the international overseeing body called the international maritime organization, the i.m.o., can issue only recommendations. >> reporter: u.s. senator jay rockefeller has lobbied for tougher monitoring of the cruise industry and has essentially gotten little for his efforts. >> they're kind of in...

How do they make it right? they get mechanics on there and go take care of what they have to then it's in a logbook so there's an actual, you know, logging of exactly and a record kept of what this ship has been through. that they'll be able to pinpoint the last maintenance, the last inspection and all of that. >> absolutely. there are continuous records maintained on board the ship. class society, the flag state, the port states all have authority to ensure that the vessel's being properly maintained. >> mr. hall made the comment that the international umbrella that oversees this -- the term ...