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Love Boat on the Rocks…

Good morning, Netizens...

This story was a little too late for tomorrow morning.

In this photo provided by the National Park Service, the cruise ship, the Spirit of Glacier Bay, is shown Monday, after it ran aground in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in Alaska. Picture from AP July 7, 2008

Officials say that the 207-foot Spirit of Glacier Bay grounded early Monday morning, although it is unclear whether the grounding was caused by human error or mechanical or electronic malfunction. The ship had 51 people aboard, but no injuries were reported. Everyone aboard were taken by Cruise West, which owns the ship, to the Juneau airport, offering to refund half the price of the ill-fated cruise in cash and half in credit for a future cruise.

Hmph. The thought of the Love Boat on the rocks sounds so much like a Hollywood thing. I guess that is what captured my attention by this piece. It was too late to be a contender for tomorrow.

Dave



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