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Run aground or SUNK - you call it.
2012-01-14

Three people are confirmed dead after a cruise ship carrying more than 4,000 people ran aground off Italy.
Posted by:Water Modem

#4  The captain has been arrested. Apparently he didn't go down with the ship.
Posted by: Muggsy Glink   2012-01-14 15:30  

#3  You sure it wasn't a Weight Watchers cruise and they all ran to that side to see playful dolphins or something????
Posted by: USN, Ret.   2012-01-14 10:24  

#2  Now we just need to move these rocks closer to Syria, since they have proven their skill at dealing with maritime traffic.
Posted by: Glenmore   2012-01-14 10:21  

#1  Coast guard official Francesco Paolillo, a local coast guard official, told the AFP news agency there was a 30m hole in the ship but that it was too early to say what exactly had happened.

"We think this happened as a result of sailing too close to an obstacle like a reef," he said.


No, reeeeeeeeeeaaallly!
Posted by: Steve White   2012-01-14 10:16  

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