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From Fox news:
Two dozen passengers sued the Norwegian Cruise Line (search) for $100 million yesterday after one of its ships was battered by a fierce storm while racing back to New York for a TV shoot for "The Apprentice (search)."
In the suit, filed in Miami federal court, the passengers claimed they feared for their lives on April 15, when the Norwegian Dawn battled waves of up to 70 feet and harrowing gale-force winds that smashed windows and flooded more than 60 cabins. Four passengers were injured.
The passengers said the ship, which was returning from a cruise to the Bahamas, could have avoided the storm by staying in port or taking another course.
The line has acknowledged that the Norwegian Dawn (search) was to have had a cameo appearance on "The Apprentice" on April 17 as first reported in The Post but has denied that the captain, Niklas Peterstam, was under any pressure to hurry back to New York.
A source close to the show said the line paid $1 million for the appearance, which never happened because the ship was diverted to Charleston, S.C., for repairs.
Full story; http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,159502,00.html
Two dozen passengers sued the Norwegian Cruise Line (search) for $100 million yesterday after one of its ships was battered by a fierce storm while racing back to New York for a TV shoot for "The Apprentice (search)."
In the suit, filed in Miami federal court, the passengers claimed they feared for their lives on April 15, when the Norwegian Dawn battled waves of up to 70 feet and harrowing gale-force winds that smashed windows and flooded more than 60 cabins. Four passengers were injured.
The passengers said the ship, which was returning from a cruise to the Bahamas, could have avoided the storm by staying in port or taking another course.
The line has acknowledged that the Norwegian Dawn (search) was to have had a cameo appearance on "The Apprentice" on April 17 as first reported in The Post but has denied that the captain, Niklas Peterstam, was under any pressure to hurry back to New York.
A source close to the show said the line paid $1 million for the appearance, which never happened because the ship was diverted to Charleston, S.C., for repairs.
Full story; http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,159502,00.html
