# 600 Cruise Ship Crimes, 7 Convictions in a Decade — The System Was Built This Way

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Podcast: [True Crime Today | Daily True Crime News & Interviews](https://stenobird.com/podcast/true-crime-today-daily-true-crime-news-interviews-568948)
Published: 2026-05-21T21:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://audioboom.com/posts/8902656
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Thirteen prosecutions in ten years. That is what the New York Times investigation found for cruise ship assault cases across the entire industry. The system was built to produce exactly this result. Ships register under foreign flags for tax benefits and jurisdictional cover. Crimes at sea are initially investigated by private security employed by the cruise line. The CVSSA requires reporting but not prosecution. When crew are caught with exploitation material, deportation is the default — no charges, no trial, no registry. After Operation Tidal Wave, 27 crew were deported. KPBS confirmed zero charges in two federal districts. When families pursue civil suits, the cruise lines settle behind NDAs. One firm has handled over a thousand cases — approximately one-third involving minors — the vast majority resolved with confidentiality. The system was not broken by accident. It was designed to move every case away from public accountability. Cruising with Predators, a Hidden Killers investigation. Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePod This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice. #CruiseShipJustice #DeportNotProsecute #CruiseLaw #CVSSA #NDA #CruisingWithPredators #Crui…

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