A cruise ship with more than 700 people on board was towed ashore last night after a fire in an engine room left it adrift in the English Channel. Hundreds of passengers were roused in their cabins when fire broke out early yesterday morning, only hours after the Calypso sailed from Tilbury, Essex, on its way to St Peter Port in Guernsey.
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about 20 years ago
Cruise ship towed ashore as 700 escape fire
A cruise ship with more than 700 people on board was towed ashore last night after a fire in an engine room left it adrift in the English Channel. Hundreds of passengers were roused in their cabins when fire broke out early yesterday morning, only hours after the Calypso sailed from Tilbury, Essex,
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