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After watching Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol I have the feeling that I should watch the original movie again. I liked the first one, loathed the second, and didn't mind the third. The fourth, G...
Posted on 12/29/11 at 8:26 PM
This week in 1990 ...
Days of Thunder, Die Hard 2, Bird on a Wire, Milo & Otis, Jungle Book and Fire Birds were all playing in Jamestown movie theatres. Thumbs up to Days of Thunder, Die Hard 2 and Bird on a Wire - the...
Posted on 7/14/10 at 10:56 AM
Cruising in the Fury
Quite often on a summer afternoon, my husband and I will go for a Fury cruise. We jump into our 1968 Fury III and cruise the neighborhood, often accompanied by our dog Jeffrey. Sunday afternoon we dec...
Posted on 5/24/10 at 8:35 AM
First full cruise season under new rules start
First full cruise season under new rules startBy Associated Press , May 01, 2013
3 burned critically when Ala. barges explode
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Firefighters on Thursday extinguished a huge blaze that erupted hours earlier when two fuel barges exploded, leaving three people with critical burns and forcing the evacuation of crew from a nearby cruise ship.By Melissa Nelson-Gabriel, Associated Press , April 25, 2013
Eight tips on saving money on a cruise vacation
Recent images of a cruise ship limping back to port after an engine malfunction didn't do the cruise industry any favors heading into the summer vacation season. And cringe-worthy accounts from passengers who had to make do without power or working toilets for five days may have turned some travelers off cruising for good.By Associated Press , April 20, 2013
Carnival: No reimbursement to US for disabled ship
Carnival Corp. says all maritime interests must assist without question those in trouble at sea, a duty that would not include reimbursing the U.S. government nearly $780,000 for costs associated with the rescue of the crippled Triumph cruise ship.By Associated Press , April 13, 2013
Crews try to corral cruise ship that broke away
U.S. Coast Guard officials say tug boats are working to stabilize the disabled cruise ship that became dislodged from its mooring during high winds in Mobile, Ala.By Associated Press , April 04, 2013
Another Carnival ship experiences problems
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — For the second time this week, Carnival Cruise Lines says one of its ships has experienced problems during a cruise.By Associated Press , March 16, 2013
Suit seeks class action against Carnival in Miami
A couple are hoping to obtain class-action status for a lawsuit they've filed against Carnival Cruise Lines following an engine-room fire that stranded a ship for days in the Gulf of Mexico.February 21, 2013
No central agency oversees, inspects cruise ships
A byzantine maze of maritime rules and regulations, fragmented oversight and a patchwork quilt of nations that do business with cruise lines make it tough for consumers to assess the health and safety record of the ship they are about to board in what for many is the vacation of a lifetime.February 19, 2013
Tug boats expected to reach disabled cruise ship Monday
Passengers aboard a cruise vessel stranded in the Gulf of Mexico had limited access to hot coffee, food and bathrooms on Monday as they waited for two tugboats to arrive to tow them to Mexico, Carnival Cruise Lines said in a statement.February 11, 2013
Angry survivors attend 1st hearing on shipwreck
GROSSETO, Italy (AP) — The first hearing of the criminal investigation into the Costa Concordia's shipwreck was held in a theater Saturday instead of a courthouse because of high demand, with angry survivors seeking compensation, justice and the truth.By Frances D'Emilio and Trisha Thomas, Associated Press , March 05, 2012
Fire leaves cruise ship adrift off Seychelles
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — An Italian cruise liner carrying more than 1,000 people was adrift without power in the pirate-infested Indian Ocean on Monday after a fire erupted in its generator room. The blaze was extinguished without causing any injuries, an official said.By Frances D'Emilio and Jason Straziuso, Associated Press , February 27, 2012
Workers to pump oil from grounded cruise Saturday
GIGLIO, Italy (AP) — A barge carrying a crane and other equipment hitched itself to the toppled Costa Concordia on Tuesday, signaling the start of preliminary operations to remove a half-million gallons of fuel from the grounded cruise ship before it leaks into the pristine Tuscan sea.By Fulvio Paolocci and Nicole Winfield, Associated Press , January 24, 2012
Italian divers find body in cruise ship corridor
ROME (AP) — The body of a woman wearing a life vest was recovered by Italian coast guard divers Saturday from a narrow underwater corridor of the capsized cruise ship Costa Concordia, raising the death toll to 12 in the week-old accident that has sent some light fuel spilling into the Mediterranean off Tuscany.By Colleen Barry and Frances D'Emilio, Associated Press , January 21, 2012
Costa CEO says captain misled company, crew
ROME (AP) — The cruise captain who grounded the Costa Concordia off the Tuscan coast with 4,200 people on board did not relay correct information either to the company or crew after the ship hit rocks, the cruise ship owner's CEO said Friday as the search resumed for 21 missing passengers.By Colleen Barry and Nicole Winfield, Associated Press , January 21, 2012
Concordia disaster could cost industry millions
NEW YORK (AP) — The capsizing of the Costa Concordia could not have come at a worse time for the cruise industry — right at the start of the peak booking season.By Scott Mayerowitz, AP Business Writer , January 17, 2012
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