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Australia hunts for cruise ship couple who fell overboard into shark-infested waters
A search is underway off Australia for a couple who fell overboard into shark-infested waters from a cruise ship returning to Sydney from a Pacific tour. The 30-year-old man and 27-year-old woman were reported missing from the Carnival Spirit liner after it docked at Circular Quay in Sydney on Thursday…
Loophole lets cruise ship rapes go unreported
An innocuous-looking loophole in the Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act of 2010 (PDF) has allowed the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) neglect the reporting requirement for sexual assaults on American citizens in international waters, according to reporter Matthew Harwood, writing for Salon. That law requires cruise companies to protect…
Italy cruise ship: 29 missing, captain questioned
Hopes began to fade for 29 people still unaccounted for from the wreck of a luxury liner off the coast of Italy on Tuesday as a judge questioned the captain over his role in the disaster. A black box transcript showed Francesco Schettino – reported to have sailed so close to the…
Large Italian cruise ship ran aground
In a shocking incident, emergency crews are searching for passengers of a cruise ship that ran aground Friday evening near an Italian island. According to the BBC, the Costa Concordia ship was headed to the Mediterranean Sea when it smashed into rocks off the island coast of Giglio. The damage…
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