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Bahrain: Tourist Ship Goes Down (American Divers and Helicopters are Headed to Accident!)
Sky News ^ | 3/30/06

Posted on 03/30/2006 12:43:21 PM PST by areafiftyone

P>A tourist ship carrying a number of Westerners is feared to have sunk off the coast of Bahrain in the Gulf.

A hospital source said that many people were missing, while at least one body has been recovered.

Ambulances could be heard rushing to the port from which the vessel had set off.

The US Navy said it was sending rescue crews to the scene.

More follows...

FROM YAHOO NEWS ALERT:

CAIRO, Egypt (AP) The U.S. Navy says American divers and helicopters are heading to a "ship accident" in the Persian Gulf off Bahrain


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bahrain; islam; islamic; muslim; muslims; religionofpeace; rescue; rop; ship; shipwreck; terror; terrorism; terrorist; thereligionofpeace; trop; waronterror; wot
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1 posted on 03/30/2006 12:43:22 PM PST by areafiftyone
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To: areafiftyone

Bump


2 posted on 03/30/2006 12:44:27 PM PST by nuconvert ([there's a lot of bad people in the pistachio business])
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To: areafiftyone

Wonder if "tourist ship" could be the same as "cruise ship?"


3 posted on 03/30/2006 12:48:36 PM PST by dawn53
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A BIT MORE INFO FROM SKY NEWS:

A tourist ship carrying a number of Westerners is feared to have sunk off the coast of Bahrain in the Gulf.

A hospital source said that many people were missing, while at least one body has been recovered.

The vessel was believed to have taken out around 150 tourists for a short tour of the Gulf, the hospital source added.

"Many on board were rescued," a Bahraini official said.

Ambulances could be heard rushing to the port from which the vessel had set off.

The US Navy said it was sending rescue crews to the scene.

More follows...

4 posted on 03/30/2006 12:49:54 PM PST by areafiftyone (Politicians Are Like Diapers, Both Need To Be Changed Often And For The Same Reason!)
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To: areafiftyone

TROP????


5 posted on 03/30/2006 12:49:57 PM PST by Pondman88
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To: Pondman88

of course


6 posted on 03/30/2006 12:51:09 PM PST by BurbankKarl
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To: dawn53

Sure not my first choice for a vacation destination.


7 posted on 03/30/2006 12:51:56 PM PST by alice_in_bubbaland (New Jersey gets the corrupt government it deserves!)
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To: areafiftyone

No mention of what caused the sinking? Heavy weather? Rocks? Explosion? Bomb? Bush? Loose lips?


8 posted on 03/30/2006 12:52:33 PM PST by Steve_Seattle
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To: areafiftyone

My first thought was a dive boat, but if they're saying 150+ onboard, it's probably a small cruise ship or a tour boat.

}:-)4


9 posted on 03/30/2006 12:54:33 PM PST by Moose4 ("I will shoulder my musket and brandish my sword/In defense of this land and the word of the Lord")
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To: dawn53

Only 150 people on board which means it means it was probably one of those ferry-like vessels. Probably didn't maintain it very well.


10 posted on 03/30/2006 12:54:47 PM PST by areafiftyone (Politicians Are Like Diapers, Both Need To Be Changed Often And For The Same Reason!)
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If they say it's not terrorist related but won't give the details of what caused the ship to sink then yes, another gift from islam (the death cult the politically correct call a religion). I'm in wait and see mode...
11 posted on 03/30/2006 12:55:06 PM PST by appalachian_dweller (Get Prepared. Stay Prepared. See my FR Homepage for a list of actions and supplies.)
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To: areafiftyone

Today: March 30, 2006 at 12:55:36 PST

'Ship Accident' Reported Off Bahrain Coast

ASSOCIATED PRESS

CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - American divers and helicopters were headed Thursday to a "ship accident" in the Persian Gulf off Bahrain, the U.S. Navy said.

Cmdr. Jeff Breslau of the U.S. 5th fleet in Bahrain said he had no other details. But regional television stations reported scores of ambulances and police vehicles rushing to Bahrain's Muharraq port.

They did not identify the ship, but said there were casualties.

Al-Arabiya corespondent in Bahrain said the stricken vessel was likely to be a local ferry sailing around nearby Bahraini Gulf


12 posted on 03/30/2006 12:56:03 PM PST by Palladin ("Governor Lynn Swann."...it has a nice ring to it!)
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I know this...It's Bush's fault! (sarcasm)


13 posted on 03/30/2006 12:58:48 PM PST by crghill
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To: areafiftyone

The Freudian version: "TERRORIST SHIP SINKS IN BAHRAIN".


14 posted on 03/30/2006 12:59:06 PM PST by cicero2k
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To: Pondman88

Excuse my ignorance, but what is TROP?


15 posted on 03/30/2006 1:01:07 PM PST by synbad600
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To: Pondman88

Oh I got it. Sorry.


16 posted on 03/30/2006 1:01:23 PM PST by synbad600
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To: areafiftyone
AP is now calling it a ferry: Yahoo news link
17 posted on 03/30/2006 1:05:50 PM PST by phathead296
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To: phathead296

That's what I thought. What is with these Ferries? They are contantly sinking!


18 posted on 03/30/2006 1:06:35 PM PST by areafiftyone (Politicians Are Like Diapers, Both Need To Be Changed Often And For The Same Reason!)
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To: areafiftyone

They're usually poorly maintained and overloaded.


19 posted on 03/30/2006 1:07:47 PM PST by livius
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To: appalachian_dweller
A tourist ship carrying a number of Westerners

Michael Jackson mayhaps?

20 posted on 03/30/2006 1:16:48 PM PST by JustPiper (Illegal Protesting Jihad going on)
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