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Default Cruise Ship Runs Aground in Atlantic ICW - Obstruction Blocks Traffic

I heard he was trying 'to wake' a small sailboat and ran too
close to the edge.

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"Wayne.B" wrote in message
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Old news to some perhaps but probably not everyone.

A 210 ft coastal cruise ship, the Spirit of Nantucket,

struck a
previously unknown submerged object south of the Pungo

Ferry Bridge
and began taking on water. The captain ran the ship

aground to
prevent sinking. Passengers have been taken off and the

leakage
stabilized. A salvage plan is in progress.

The Atlantic ICW south of Great Bridge, VA is now closed

to all
commercial traffic, and recreational boats drawing more

than 6 ft
until further notice. For them, the only way south is

around Cape
Hatteras and the Outer Banks.


http://content.hamptonroads.com/stor...y=136626&ran=6
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