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Originally Posted by sailaway21
Liberian registry in and of itself means little. Some of the newest, best-built ships in the world are Liberian or Panamanian flagged. Some of the oldest, most decrepit buckets capable of turning a dollar are Liberian registered. Back in the eighties, most of Carnival's cruise ships were worn out fire-traps over thirty years old and were not well built ships when new. A better method of judging the seaworthiness of a ship is the agency's standards she was built under; ABS, DetNorskeVeritas, etc... .
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Sway- You are correct, but many of these ships get "modified" here and there as they get older. Because of these modifications they can no longer meet the more strengent requirements of many countries and thus end up getting flagged in countries like Liberia. See Windjammer Schooner "Fantome" October 1998.