четверг, 15 марта 2012 г.

Dozens Injured After Cruise Ship Tilts

PORT CANAVERAL, Fla. - A steering problem caused a new cruise ship to roll abruptly Tuesday, throwing passengers and crew to the deck and injuring dozens, including two critically, officials said.

One passenger said seawater flooded several upper decks of the Crown Princess, forcing water from a swimming pool "like a mini-tsunami."

The vessel, with about 3,100 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 before returning to port, where the Coast Guard said all passengers and crew had been accounted …

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