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Cruise ship with 1200 passengers on board aground

5 Apr. 2007

Cruise ship with 1200 passengers on board ran aground.

Near the shores of Greece a cruise ship ran aground, having approximately 1200 passengers on board. The crew gave already the S.O.S. signal. The salvation guard helicopters are already away.

According to the information of Reuters, the ship got himself on the rocks not far away from the Santorini port. In the present time, the passengers are leaving the ship on the salvation rafts and boats.