Shiptalk News http://www.shiptalk.com/ Latest news from Shiptalk.com en-gb Copyright: (C) 2005 Shiptalk Ltd Shiptalk News http://www.shiptalk.com/images/st_logo.gif http://www.shiptalk.com/ Bottled It http://www.shiptalk.com?itemid=2832#newsFor the superstitious and seafarers it is a bad omen. When the woman who could become Britain's next queen officially named a new luxury cruise liner, the champagne bottle did not smash. Five Storey Faller http://www.shiptalk.com?itemid=2803#newsA man is still hospitalized after falling five stories of a cruise ship.The unidentified man was on a Norweigan cruise ship coming from Key West to Charleston, South Carolina. Carnival Disappearance http://www.shiptalk.com?itemid=2799#newsThe Coast Guard suspeneded its search Sunday (02 Dec) for a 77-year-old man who disappeared from a Carnival cruise ship sometime Friday night or early Saturday in the Gulf of Mexico's Southwest Pass as it approached New Orleans to finish a five-day cruise. Nile Cruise Fire http://www.shiptalk.com?itemid=2798#newsEgyptian security officials say five Egyptians have been killed and two injured by a fire on a Nile cruise ship. Cruise White Fright http://www.shiptalk.com?itemid=2769#newsA woman who had dental cleaning performed on a recent cruise, was reported to have teeth that "looked as though they had been dipped in acid" according to a dentist. Ice End To Holiday http://www.shiptalk.com?itemid=2764#newsMore than 150 passengers and crew escaped unhurt after their cruise ship hit ice in the Antarctic and started sinking Friday, the ship's owner and coast guard officials said. Illness Breakout http://www.shiptalk.com?itemid=2729#newsState health officials said they were contacted to run laboratory tests for Norwegian Cruise Lines to determine what sickened more than 400 of the 2,500 passengers aboard the Pride of Hawaii. Grounded Cruise Ship http://www.shiptalk.com?itemid=2718#newsSixty-six passengers and crew members were rescued by the Coast Guard after their cruise ship ran aground off Virginia Thursday (08 Nov), CNN reported. Double Death Distress http://www.shiptalk.com?itemid=2688#newsTwo bodies were removed from the cruise ship Summit after it docked at Honolulu Harbor yesterday morning (31 Oct), it understood that they died from natural causes in unrelated incidents, a spokesman for Celebrity Cruises said. A New Queen http://www.shiptalk.com?itemid=2583#newsCunard is set to build a 92,000 tonne liner which will be called the Queen Elizabeth. Black and Blue Danube http://www.shiptalk.com?itemid=2552#newsA passenger ship slammed into the side of a lock on the Danube River early this week (02 Oct), injuring three elderly passengers, authorities said.