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5 dead, 3 injured in cruise ship accident in Spain

Spanish officials say five people have been killed and three injured when a lifeboat fell into the sea off a cruise ship that was tied up at the port of Santa Cruz in the Canary Islands. 

 

Year after wreck, salvage of Costa Concordia falls behind schedule

A year after the Costa Concordia cruise ship sank in Italy, drowning 32 passengers and crew, the ship’s owner acknowledged Saturday that efforts to salvage the wreck were behind schedule, even as survivors of the disaster expressed anger at being told to keep away from anniversary ceremonies.

 

Hundreds suffer cruise ship virus

More than 400 passengers from a cruise ship were affected by winter vomiting bug norovirus, Southampton's port health authority confirms.

 

Billionaire to build Titanic replica

Titanic Replica

An Australian mining magnate has commissioned a Chinese shipyard to build a replica of the ill-starred Titanic; complete in every detail but equipped with modern technology to prevent a repeat of the original's fateful maiden voyage 100 years ago.

 

Costa Concordia to be salvaged in one piece

Salvage work to remove the capsized Costa Concordia cruise ship from its rocky perch off Tuscany will begin early next month.

 

Cruise line regrets not aiding fishermen

An American cruise line said Friday it "deeply regrets" the deaths of two Panamanian fishermen amid claims that one of its cruise ships failed to help their stranded boat.

 

Cruise ships to set sail, commemorate Titanic's voyage

The first of two Titanic-themed cruises was to set sail from Southampton Sunday on a 12-night cruise that will follow the Titanic's original itinerary.

 

Stricken cruise ship repaired, heading to Malaysia

Cruise Ship

A cruise ship with 1,000 people on board that was disabled by a fire and was drifting in southern Philippine waters has been repaired and is headed toward Malaysia, the Philippine coast guard said Saturday....

 

'The Love Boat' may be scrapped

The 40-year-old cruise ship known as The Pacific Princess has been idle for two years in port in Genoa, Italy, but has now been sold for $3.3 million to a Turkish firm specializing in demolition of ships.

 

Cruise line: Crippled ship to reach land Thursday

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Helicopters will ferry food and flashlights to more than 1,000 passengers and crew stuck aboard a disabled cruise ship that is being towed to the Seychelles Islands through waters prowled by pirates, officials said Tuesday....

 

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