My god, the captain was terrified! That's it for me and the cow cruising. We
are senior citizens and the world is just to dangerous!
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> Dozens Injured After Cruise Ship Tilts
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> Jul 18, 9:21 PM (ET)
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> By TRAVIS REED
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> (AP) The Crown Princess cruise ship is escorted by the
> U.S. Coast Guard as it returns to the port at...
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> PORT CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - A steering problem caused a new cruise ship to
> roll abruptly Tuesday, throwing passengers and crew to the deck and
> critically injuring an adult and a child, officials said.
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> Another 10 were seriously hurt and about 30 had lesser injuries, said Cape
> Canaveral Fire Rescue Capt. Jim Watson.
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> The ship returned to port and all passengers and crew were accounted for,
> the Coast Guard said.
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> The Crown Princess, which can accommodate 3,000 passengers, had just
> departed Port Canaveral on Florida's east coast en route to New York when
> it listed badly to its port side, said Coast Guard spokesman Petty Officer
> James Judge. The ship then righted itself.
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> Tom Daus, 32, was sunbathing on the ship's upper deck at the time.
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> "It became very disastrous because ... tables, glasses, lounge chairs went
> flying," he said. "I was just holding on for dear life onto the bannister
> of the ship."
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> Daus, of New York City, said several of the upper decks were flooded and
> the elevators were inoperable.
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> "The water came gushing out of the pool like a mini-tsunami," he said. "It
> was really scary. People who were in the pool were shoved out."
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> Passenger Carol O'Connell told NBC's Miami affiliate, WTVJ-TV, by phone
> that people raced for life jackets.
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> (AP) The Crown Princess cruise ship is escorted by the
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> "The captain sounded so terrified, which led to my feeling of more panic,"
> she said.
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> Stan Payne, CEO of the Canaveral Port Authority, said the cruise line
> wanted passengers to wait until other lodging could be arranged, but were
> free to leave the vessel if they wanted. He said the ship would remain in
> port for several days.
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> Princess Cruises, one of 12 brands operated by Miami-based Carnival Corp.
> (CCL), said it was investigating the cause of the incident.
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> Before leaving Port Canaveral, the ship has just completed a nine-day
> Western Caribbean cruise, she said. The 113,000-ton ship began sailing a
> month ago. Tuesday marked the start of its fourth voyage.
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> "We deeply regret this incident, and are doing everything we can to make
> our passengers as comfortable as possible under these difficult
> circumstances," company spokeswoman Julie Benson said.
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> Martha Stewart christened the Crown Princess last month before it embarked
> on its maiden voyage to the Caribbean from its home terminal in Brooklyn.
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> "PETE" wrote in message
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>>I just saw a special report on CBS News about the Crown Princess. What
>> Happened?? They really did not know as of yet, waiting for more
>> information to come in the reporter said.
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