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Title: More trouble aboard an Italian cruise liner.
Post by: Fly on February 27, 2012, 05:04:15 PM

Small fire by the sounds of it. No casualties. But the ship is adrift. No engines.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hJMXUB2OfvPF9z9bWTDAPymG7BGw?docId=CNG.7085f8662afad43dcda4140668854d22.321 (http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hJMXUB2OfvPF9z9bWTDAPymG7BGw?docId=CNG.7085f8662afad43dcda4140668854d22.321)

Title: Re: More trouble aboard an Italian cruise liner.
Post by: Old Cruser on February 28, 2012, 09:34:06 AM

Costa's not having it good are they!
Also Argentina has refused berthing to a P&O and Princess ship ---- 'cutting the hand off' comes to mind ---

Title: Re: More trouble aboard an Italian cruise liner.
Post by: Gerty Gumdrop on February 28, 2012, 10:40:16 AM

Let's hope the Costa ship doesn't get scuppered by pirates.  It's adrift in some dodgy waters.   :(

Title: Re: More trouble aboard an Italian cruise liner.
Post by: therealjr on February 28, 2012, 05:44:25 PM

Apparently they've got several ahem 'Security Staff' on board to deal with any pirate threat.

Title: Re: More trouble aboard an Italian cruise liner.
Post by: Old Cruser on February 28, 2012, 06:42:31 PM

Quote from: therealjr on February 28, 2012, 05:44:25 PM

Apparently they've got several ahem 'Security Staff' on board to deal with any pirate threat.

We went from Rome to dubai last year - through the gulf of aden --- pirate waters I believe. Ship was put on 24 hour watch at one point.

Title: Re: More trouble aboard an Italian cruise liner.
Post by: Fly on February 28, 2012, 07:26:43 PM

And you like cruising, (no pun intended), it sounding like some go through some dodgy territories  :o

Title: Re: More trouble aboard an Italian cruise liner.
Post by: Old Cruser on February 29, 2012, 09:21:08 AM

Quote from: Fly on February 28, 2012, 07:26:43 PM

And you like cruising, (no pun intended), it sounding like some go through some dodgy territories  :o

 :) Didn't bother us to be honest we all just carried on with our holiday as normal, plus the ship was too high and too fast to be boarded by the pirates anyway. In that particular area of waters there are international war ships and air craft doing regular runs. We loved it and are actually doing it again in 2013 but from Dubai to Barcelona (booked it last week)
Dodgy areas - yes and dodgy ports  ;) Mexico and Guatamala are eye openers I can tell you.  ;)