05-04-2008, 09:56 AM
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I think this ship doesn't want to be a ship...
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RIGA, May 4 (RIA Novosti) - A luxurious cruise liner with 984 passengers on board has run aground in the Baltic Sea's Irben Starit, Latvia's Coast Guard Service said on Sunday.
The coastguard said that all the people on board the vessel, which was en-route from Poland's Gdansk to Latvia's Riga, were safe and that there had been no reports of damage to the hull of the liner or fuel leaks.
The Latvian government has announced its decision that an evacuation of the liner's passengers will only be launched if the crew fails to refloat the vessel.
The vessel could theoretically be refloated, "If all the fuel and ballast water can be drained from the ship," Latvian Defense Minister Vinets Veldre said.
The Mona Lisa is 173 meters (567.5 feet) in length. It was constructed in 1966 and has previously run aground nine times.
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RIA Novosti - World - Cruise liner runs aground off Latvia, almost 1,000 on board
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1965 - Cunard Queen Mary
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1970 - Cunard Queen Elizabeth 2
1971 - P&O Oriana
1972 - SS France
1975 - SS Leopard
1977 - P&O Canberra
2005 - NCL Norwegian Jewel - Shakedown Cruise - Jersey
2005/6 - NCL Norwegian Crown - Chile, Cape Horn, Falkland Islands, Uruguay & Argentina - Christmas/New Year cruise
2006 - Fred Olsen Braemar Mini Cruise - Amsterdam & Zeebrugge
2007 - Fred Olsen Braemar Transatlantic - Jamaica, Cuba, Bahamas, Bermuda & Azores
2007 - Fred Olsen Braemar Mini Cruise - Guernsey & Amsterdam
2007 - NCL Norwegian Gem - Shakedown Cruise - Amsterdam
2008 - Costa Allegra - Hong Kong, Philippines, Borneo, Brunei, Singapore, Saigon, Da-Nang & Sanya
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10/10/2009 - Costa Classica - Grand Oriental Cruise - Shanghai, Nagasaki, Tokyo, Kobe, Naha, Keelung and Hong Kong - 16 Nights
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