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Barbados: Two British tourists shot during armed robbery in Bridgetown

As recorded by dailymail.co.uk, “Two Britons on a Caribbean cruise were recovering in hospital today after being shot by an armed robber during a stopover on the holiday island of Barbados…The man, in his 70s, was shot in the left pelvis area, while the woman, in her 50s, was shot in the right thigh as they made their way back to their cruise ship.” Read Article

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Disabled Carnival Cruise vessel in Gulf of Mexico, being towed to Alabama

Mercurynews.com reported that Passengers aboard a cruise vessel stranded in the Gulf of Mexico after a weekend engine fire have limited access to bathrooms, food and hot coffee, but also a new destination: Mobile, Alabama. Aparently the ship drifted north that CEO Gerry Cahill stated that the vessel was going to be towed to the […]

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Cruise Ship: five killed in emergency drill on Thomson Majesty in Canary Islands Spainn

Reuters.com reported that five crew members died in an emergency drill on a cruise ship in the Canary Islands on Sunday, police and the cruise ship operator said. Cables snapped on a lifeboat and it plunged 20 meters (65 feet) to the ocean and fell upside down, killing the five and injuring three others aboard, […]

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