House Transportation Committee Hearing On Cruise Ship Safety
Representative Frank LoBiondo, a republican from New Jersey, chairs the House Transportation subcommittee on cruise ship safety in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012. Passengers aboard Carnival Corp.'s Costa Concordia were repeatedly told not to panic or abandon the sinking vessel off Italy's coast because the trouble was "generator failure," a survivor told U.S. lawmakers. Photographer: Chris Kleponis/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Representative Frank LoBiondo, a republican from New Jersey, chairs the House Transportation subcommittee on cruise ship safety in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012. Passengers aboard Carnival Corp.'s Costa Concordia were repeatedly told not to panic or abandon the sinking vessel off Italy's coast because the trouble was "generator failure," a survivor told U.S. lawmakers. Photographer: Chris Kleponis/Bloomberg via Getty Images