Titanic cruise ship forced to turn back briefly [View all]
Source: Reuters
(Reuters) - A cruise ship retracing the Titanic's fateful voyage 100 years ago was forced to turn back towards Ireland on Tuesday after a passenger developed heart problems.
The Balmoral is carrying 1,309 passengers, about the same number as were on the Titanic. Among them are relatives of those who lost their lives, relatives of survivors and historians.
The Titanic Memorial Cruise had departed from Southampton, England, on Sunday to follow the doomed ship's route to New York.
The passengers had intended to hold a memorial service at the spot where it sank on the night of April 14-15.
The Balmoral had left the port of Cobh in Ireland late on Monday night and was sailing through heavy weather when Captain Robert Bamberg announced on Tuesday afternoon it would have to turn back to return within helicopter range of Ireland to allow the sick passenger to be evacuated.
Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/04/10/britain-titanic-idUSL6E8FA55K20120410
Not a good year for a cruise...
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