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Costa Captain Faces 1,000 Survivors in Theater Hearing

Francesco Schettino hears evidence in manslaughter charge

(Newser) - Charged with manslaughter, the Costa Concordia's ex-captain arrived in court today to hear evidence against him in the accident that killed 32. In a Tuscan theater functioning as a courtroom, Francesco Schettino reportedly faced more than 1,000 survivors of the disaster. "We want to look him in...

72 Rescued on Alaska Sightseeing Cruise

Only minor injuries reported as passengers taken to Bartlett Cove

(Newser) - Seventy-two sightseers in Glacier Bay were rescued yesterday after their boat struck a rock and began taking on water, reports AP . Only a few minor injuries were reported. The four-man crew remained on the leaking ship, but 70 passengers were transferred to another cruise ship and taken to Bartlett Cove....

Concordia Widower Dives to Reef to Leave Plaque

Italy's Coast Guard helps him leave tribute to wife

(Newser) - The husband of an Italian woman who died when the Costa Concordia cruise liner rammed a reef and capsized has left a memorial plaque on the sea bed near the reef. Accompanied by Italian Coast Guard divers, Elio Vincenzi plunged into the pristine waters off Giglio island in scuba diving...

FBI Muzzles Cruise Line Rape Cases: Report

Salon says bureau too cozy with cruise line industry

(Newser) - Cruise liners see their share of sexual assault cases, but finding stats about them has gotten a lot harder—and the FBI is likely to blame, Salon reports. A group called International Cruise Victims successfully pushed for US legislation a few years back that made cruise line rape cases public...

Fake Terror Tweet Forces Diet Guru Off Cruise

Parody Jack Kruse account threatened bioterror attack

(Newser) - Controversial neurosurgeon-turned-diet guru Jack Kruse was kicked off a cruise ship, where he was supposed to give a lecture, after a bogus tweet warned of a bioterror attack. Kruse was questioned after authorities were tipped off to a tweet reading: "Security confiscated dynamite. Talk won't be as explosive...

Is &#39;Titanic Cruise&#39; Cursed?

 Is 'Titanic Cruise' Cursed? 
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Apr 10, 2012 12:48 PM CDT

Is 'Titanic Cruise' Cursed?

Balmoral start stymied by high winds, rough seas, sick passenger

(Newser) - A ship aiming to trace the Titanic's route seems to be plagued by bad luck. The luxury liner MS Bamoral left England over the weekend on a Titanic Memorial Cruise , and was set to pick up passengers in France and Ireland before heading to America. But stiff 45mph winds...

After a Day Adrift, Stricken Cruise Ship Arrives at Port

Azamara Quest lost power after a fire, had 1K people aboard

(Newser) - A luxury cruise ship stranded at sea for 24 hours because of a fire has safely reached a Malaysian port. The Azamara Quest was adrift off the southern Philippines for 24 hours with 1,000 people aboard after flames engulfed one of its engine rooms Friday night. It restored propulsion...

Two Americans Arrested for Gay Sex in Caribbean

Dominica police remove them from cruise ship, and ship leaves port

(Newser) - Dominica police arrested two California men yesterday for having gay sex, which is illegal on the island nation. The men were on a Caribbean cruise hosted by Atlantis Events, which specializes in gay travel, the AP reports. Police boarded the ship after someone on the docks saw the two men...

3 More Bodies Found on Cruise Ship

28 bodies have now been found aboard Costa Concordia

(Newser) - An Italian official says searchers have found three bodies in the wreck of the Costa Concordia cruise ship, which struck a reef off an Italian island in January. Today's development raises to 28 the number of bodies found. Four people remain missing and are presumed dead. Franco Gabrielli, the...

Drunk Passenger Drops Anchor, Stops Cruise

Californian gets two months for 'bothersome crime'

(Newser) - After knocking back martinis all night and stealing a bottle of vodka when the bar closed, a passenger on a Mexico cruise to Florida decided it was time to drop anchor. He snuck into an off-limits area and released the ship's 18-ton anchor, forcing the vessel to a three-hour...

Costa Concordia Captain Forgot His Glasses: Lawyer

'Schettino had left his reading glasses in the cabin ': first officer's attorney

(Newser) - The Costa Concordia's captain wasn't wearing his glasses and told the first officer to handle radar duties for him on the night disaster struck off the coast of Italy, according to the first officer's lawyer. Speaking at a pretrial hearing today in the Tuscan city of Grosseto,...

Cranky Costa Allegra Passengers Return to Shore

Cruise-gone-wrong full of overflowing toilets, and very hot

(Newser) - The passengers of the Costa Allegra are back on dry land today, and while their voyage didn't end as tragically as the Costa Concordia, let's just say it wasn't the paradise they envisioned. "The toilets were running over, there was no electricity. It was very hot,...

Woman Vanishes From Cruise Ship
Woman Vanishes
From Cruise Ship
Mar 1, 2012 1:04 AM CST

Woman Vanishes From Cruise Ship

Coast Guard searching area between Bahamas and Florida coast

(Newser) - Yet more bad publicity for the cruise industry: Coast Guard crews are searching a 900-square-mile area of sea for a woman who vanished from a cruise ship somewhere between Grand Bahama and the coast of Florida, ABC reports. The Canadian woman's boyfriend says he last saw her after midnight,...

Fire Sets Costa Sister Ship Adrift

No one hurt after engine-room crisis

(Newser) - Another public relations nightmare for operators of the Costa Concordia —though this time, no one was hurt. Concordia sister ship the Costa Allegra suffered a fire in its engine room, prompting the engines to be shut off some 260 miles from the Seychelles in the Indian Ocean. Now the...

Child&#39;s Body, 3 Others Found on Costa Concordia
Child's Body, 7 Others
Found on Costa Concordia
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Feb 22, 2012 12:33 PM CST

Child's Body, 7 Others Found on Costa Concordia

5-year-old Italian girl believed to be youngest victim

(Newser) - The body of a 5-year-old Italian girl, believed to be the youngest victim of the Costa Concordia disaster, was discovered today, along with seven other bodies. Due to the treacherous conditions, rescue officials weren't sure how long it would take to surface all the bodies from the deck where...

Lawyers: Cocaine Found on Cruise Ship Captain's Hair

But it's not clear whether Francesco Schettino took the drug

(Newser) - Some potentially bad news for the captain of that cruise ship that sank off the coast of Italy: Lawyers representing survivors say traces of cocaine were found on a sample of Francesco Schettino's hair, reports AP . But then it gets a little confusing: No cocaine was found in his...

28 Pounds of Cocaine Seized on Cruise Ship in SF

Customs officers bust three on Australia-bound liner

(Newser) - It was supposed to be the cruise of a lifetime—around the Caribbean to Hawaii and onward to Australia. But three passengers who didn't make it past San Francisco look set to spend a big chunk of their lifetimes in jail. Customs officials seized close to 28 pounds of...

Italy Begins Salvaging Cruise Ship Fuel

Costa Concordia believed to hold 500K gallons of heavy fuel oil

(Newser) - Italian officials have begun operations to salvage some 500,000 gallons of heavy fuel oil from the stricken Costa Concordia cruise ship, reports the BBC . Dutch salvage company Smit is performing the operation, which has been delayed by bad weather and the search for survivors; the salvage is expected to...

2 Fla. Cruise Ships Stricken by Norovirus

Princess Cruises announces outbreak on Crown Princess, Ruby Princess

(Newser) - If this isn't enough to make you cancel your cruise plans, nothing will: Almost 500 people are sick after coming down with Norovirus on two Florida-based Princess ships. The 499 cases of the illness, which causes diarrhea and vomiting, were reported when the ships returned to Fort Lauderdale this...

Venice: Cruise Ships Are Killing Us

Tourism surging, residents worry about Costa Concordia disaster

(Newser) - Fragile, waterlogged Venice has long been unhappy with the onslaught of ever-larger cruise ships that inundate its picturesque port. But the wreck of the Costa Concordia has sent fears soaring, and many in the city are calling for regulations to cut down on the 650 cruise ships that come to...

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