Researchers hired by a task force of alumni from the US Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) in Kings Point are questioning claims by US authorities that there are problems with sexual assault and harassment at the school.

Self Solutions, which released interim results of its ongoing study, also raised doubts about the data used by the US Department of Transportation (DOT) to justify the decision to block US-flag shipowners from taking on cadets from the government-run university.

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