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Title: accident in Aliaga
Post by: giftgrub on August 14, 2013, 09:08:35 PM
It seems there has been an accident in Aliaga the ship breaking centre in Turkey. Reports of two killed and several injuries on board the vessel best known as "The Love Boat" from the tv series of the same name.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/killed-love-boat-ship-pacific-princess-article-1.1424992

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=619333968099590&set=a.183338518365806.41044.171281966238128&type=1&theater

http://edition.cnn.com/2013/08/12/travel/love-boat-accident/

http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2013/08/13/Two-die-from-toxic-fumes-in-Love-Boat-accident/UPI-90831376396198/?spt=hs&or=tn

http://maritimematters.com/2013/08/the-love-boat-cancelled-famed-ex-pacific-princess-at-turkish-scrapyard/

[media width=600]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaB53o8V0Sw [/media]
Title: Re: accident in Aliaga
Post by: larry on August 14, 2013, 11:08:16 PM
she's listing a lot further now, theres a very definite risk of her ending up on her side now i would think
Title: Re: accident in Aliaga
Post by: giftgrub on November 13, 2013, 10:36:17 PM
its not over yet:

http://maritimematters.com/2013/11/over-and-over-again-for-ex-pacific-princess/
Title: Re: accident in Aliaga
Post by: Collision-course on November 14, 2013, 05:00:27 AM
She really does'nt want to end up on the beach does she , I wonder if its the ships way of saying "I'm a celebrity get me out of here"  ;D