Saturday, April 7, 2007

Divers seach sunken ship for 2 missing passengers

Divers search sunken ship for 2 missing (AP)

This image taken from Alpha TV via AP Television News Friday April 6, 2007 shows the bow of the Greek cruise ship 'Sea Diamond' surrounded by life rafts as the ship sinks off the island of Santorini, Greece. The Greek cruise ship 'Sea Diamond' sank off the Greek holiday island of Santorini Friday, after the vessel struck rocks and nearly 1,600 people on board had to be rescued. The Sea Diamond sank shortly before 7 a.m. (0400GMT), 15 hours after the accident occurred and the ship began listing and taking on water. Authorities said two French passengers — a 45 year-old man and his 16-year-old daughter — had still not been accounted for, and lists of rescued passengers were being rechecked. (AP Photo/Alpha TV via AP Television News)AP - A Greek cruise ship that struck a volcanic reef and forced the evacuation of hundreds of tourists sank on Friday, 15 hours after it began taking on water off the coast of a Mediterranean island. Navy divers searched around the sunken wreckage for a Frenchman and his daughter — the only two passengers still missing.


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