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Woman Says She Fell Off Cruise Ship, Spent 10 Hours In Sea Before Rescue
A British woman on a cruise touring the Adriatic Sea fell into the water 60 miles off the coast of Croatia, apparently spending about 10 hours treading water before she was pulled into a rescue boat.
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Derelict Albanian Military Island Opens Up to Tourists
Former communist Albania's most secretive military base, the strategic Sazan island on the Adriatic Sea, has opened its derelict bunkers and tunnels, hoping to turn it into a top tourist draw.
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Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic Forced to Pull Out of Vatican Visit After Plane Trouble
Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic had to postpone an official visit to the Vatican on Friday when his plane developed engine trouble and had to return to Belgrade.
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Fierce Heat on Charred Greek Ferry Slows Search for Bodies
Italian firefighters and forensic experts searching for bodies inside a fire-damaged ferry are braving fierce heat and thick, black smoke for the third straight day.
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360 Migrants Leave From Italy's Second 'Ghost Ship'
Italian authorities disembarked some 360 cold and hungry migrants from a "ghost ship" today abandoned by its crew off the country's jagged southern coast.
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Firefighters Find Black Box on Still-Burning Greek Ferry
Wearing gas masks against the smoke, Italian firefighters and investigators boarded the charred Norman Atlantic ferry on Friday and retrieved a data recorder they hope will help them discover what caused a deadly blaze.
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Charred Greek Ferry Towed to Italy Overnight
The charred wreck of a Greek ferry has reached an Italian port after an overnight tow across choppy Adriatic seas, and the authorities will soon board to search for any more bodies from the blaze that killed at least 11 people.
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98 Still Unaccounted For From Fire-Ravaged Greek Ferry: Italy
Stormy weather in the Adriatic Sea thwarted efforts on Wednesday to tow a fire-ravaged ferry to Italy so authorities can investigate the blaze that killed at least 11 people and search the ship for more possible dead.
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Catastrophe Avoided as Runaway Ship Stopped off Italy
Italy's coastguard said today it had narrowly averted a catastrophe by intercepting a runaway freighter that was on a collision course with the country's rocky shoreline with 768 people on board.
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4 Migrants Found Dead on Packed Cargo Ship Brought to Italy
Four migrants were found dead on a cargo ship which was taken to Italy after apparently being abandoned by its crew in Greek waters, the Italian Red Cross said today.
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More Deaths Feared in Greek Ferry Disaster
The death toll from a ferry disaster in the Adriatic Sea rose to 13 on Tuesday as fears mounted that the final count could be much higher.
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Greek Ferry Stricken by Blaze Fully Evacuated, 10 dead
Rescue teams evacuated more than 400 people from a car ferry that caught fire off Greece's Adriatic coast in a 36-hour operation on roiling seas, but 10 people were killed in the disaster.
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8 Die in Greek Ferry Fire, 427 Rescued
The death toll in the Greek ferry fire has risen to eight and rescue workers are investigating if more people are still missing, Italian authorities said today.
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Blaze-Hit Greek Ferry Captain Leaves Ship, 7 Dead
Hundreds of people were evacuated and two more bodies recovered today from the Greek ferry fire, bringing the total death toll to seven, the Italian coast guard said.
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Evacuation of Greek Ferry Over, 414 People Rescued
The evacuation of the Greek ferry that caught fire off Albania has been completed, and only the vessel's captain and four Italian sailors remain on board to assist in the operation, Italian Premier Matteo Renzi said today.
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Woman Says She Fell Off Cruise Ship, Spent 10 Hours In Sea Before Rescue
A British woman on a cruise touring the Adriatic Sea fell into the water 60 miles off the coast of Croatia, apparently spending about 10 hours treading water before she was pulled into a rescue boat.
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Derelict Albanian Military Island Opens Up to Tourists
Former communist Albania's most secretive military base, the strategic Sazan island on the Adriatic Sea, has opened its derelict bunkers and tunnels, hoping to turn it into a top tourist draw.
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Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic Forced to Pull Out of Vatican Visit After Plane Trouble
Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic had to postpone an official visit to the Vatican on Friday when his plane developed engine trouble and had to return to Belgrade.
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Fierce Heat on Charred Greek Ferry Slows Search for Bodies
Italian firefighters and forensic experts searching for bodies inside a fire-damaged ferry are braving fierce heat and thick, black smoke for the third straight day.
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360 Migrants Leave From Italy's Second 'Ghost Ship'
Italian authorities disembarked some 360 cold and hungry migrants from a "ghost ship" today abandoned by its crew off the country's jagged southern coast.
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Firefighters Find Black Box on Still-Burning Greek Ferry
Wearing gas masks against the smoke, Italian firefighters and investigators boarded the charred Norman Atlantic ferry on Friday and retrieved a data recorder they hope will help them discover what caused a deadly blaze.
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Charred Greek Ferry Towed to Italy Overnight
The charred wreck of a Greek ferry has reached an Italian port after an overnight tow across choppy Adriatic seas, and the authorities will soon board to search for any more bodies from the blaze that killed at least 11 people.
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98 Still Unaccounted For From Fire-Ravaged Greek Ferry: Italy
Stormy weather in the Adriatic Sea thwarted efforts on Wednesday to tow a fire-ravaged ferry to Italy so authorities can investigate the blaze that killed at least 11 people and search the ship for more possible dead.
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Catastrophe Avoided as Runaway Ship Stopped off Italy
Italy's coastguard said today it had narrowly averted a catastrophe by intercepting a runaway freighter that was on a collision course with the country's rocky shoreline with 768 people on board.
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4 Migrants Found Dead on Packed Cargo Ship Brought to Italy
Four migrants were found dead on a cargo ship which was taken to Italy after apparently being abandoned by its crew in Greek waters, the Italian Red Cross said today.
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More Deaths Feared in Greek Ferry Disaster
The death toll from a ferry disaster in the Adriatic Sea rose to 13 on Tuesday as fears mounted that the final count could be much higher.
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Greek Ferry Stricken by Blaze Fully Evacuated, 10 dead
Rescue teams evacuated more than 400 people from a car ferry that caught fire off Greece's Adriatic coast in a 36-hour operation on roiling seas, but 10 people were killed in the disaster.
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8 Die in Greek Ferry Fire, 427 Rescued
The death toll in the Greek ferry fire has risen to eight and rescue workers are investigating if more people are still missing, Italian authorities said today.
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Blaze-Hit Greek Ferry Captain Leaves Ship, 7 Dead
Hundreds of people were evacuated and two more bodies recovered today from the Greek ferry fire, bringing the total death toll to seven, the Italian coast guard said.
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Evacuation of Greek Ferry Over, 414 People Rescued
The evacuation of the Greek ferry that caught fire off Albania has been completed, and only the vessel's captain and four Italian sailors remain on board to assist in the operation, Italian Premier Matteo Renzi said today.
