RCCL LAWSUIT

Cruise Dumping Case Sparks Questions A record $9 million fine against Royal Caribbean for dumping oily waste into the ocean has raised awareness about a serious problem in the booming cruise line industry. After a four-year investigation by the U.S. Coast Guard and Justice Department, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. pleaded guilty to conspiracy and obstruction of justice last June--admitting to a fleetwide conspiracy to rig pipes to bypass anti-pollution equipment. A month after Royal Caribbean,