The 171 meter long cruise ship Pacific has been sold to be scrapped in Turkey. Built in 1971, the vessel appeared on the US sitcom the Love boat between 1977 to 1986 while being owned by Princess Cruises. The vessel was sold in 2002 and renamed the Pacific.
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There will be an update for our shipwreck app coming next week. This should improve the viewing of photographs and we hope to get the notifications working as well. You can download our iPhone app for free until March 15, 2012. We will have an iPad version later this month.
The 89 meter long, 2350 dwt freighter Lyrika was struck by another freighter while anchored off Heliogland, Germany. The Lyrika was able to proceed to Cuxhaven to be inspected for damage. The other freighter was tracked down by the police. The master of the vessel failed an alcohol test and required to pay a fine. No reports of injuries or pollution being released. No further details reported.
