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The captain and five officers of a cruise ship that sank off an Aegean Sea island were charged Saturday with negligence, state television reported. If convicted, the officers face a maximum five-year sentence.

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keyfitter
April 7, 2007, 11:27 a.m.
George Bush is to blame for this!
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WCFIELDS
April 7, 2007, 11:29 a.m.
Many of those white stacked up cruise ships don't even look sea-worthy.
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EsaEngr
April 7, 2007, 11:33 a.m.
Precisely how is Bush responsible? I suppose you blame him too whenever a cow passes gas thereby contributing to Global Warming thru excess methane gas emissions!
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keyfitter
April 7, 2007, 11:46 a.m.
Only if he has cows on his ranch in Crawford.
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raycolerick
April 7, 2007, 11:47 a.m.
I'm pretty sure that key was being sarcastic since George W. is blamed for everything. Five years though, I'd like to think that a manslaughter charge would carry more than that.
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Macondo
April 7, 2007, 11:50 a.m.
The captain and other members of the crew are accountable in Greece.
Not here. Our commander is not held to the same standards.
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keyfitter
April 7, 2007, 11:53 a.m.
As a matter of fact, I was being sarcastic.
Five years does not seem like much, considering
the seriousness of the whole thing.
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keyfitter
April 7, 2007, 12:07 p.m.
I think that global warming is an issue that
needs to be addressed but Al Gore is nothing
more than a self-serving hot air bag.
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lfergie812
April 7, 2007, 12:50 p.m.
Don't know what the weather has to do with the article but you're only looking at your little world and not the whole picture. In Anchorage Alaska it's 42 degrees and they are much farther north but it would be warmer if it wasn't for all those glaciers cooling everything down. LOL
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chevydog
April 7, 2007, 1:37 p.m.
It sort of sounds to me like "somebody" was to blame, and the closest warm bodies were picked.
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xtaylor0022x
April 7, 2007, 2:44 p.m.

why is anyone to blame?
i know it says that the reef was clearly marked on the map, but still....i dont think that the captain MEANT to sink this enormous boat. thats the problem with america, you all just love to point fingers.
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janicewpack
April 7, 2007, 2:56 p.m.
I was privileged to be a passenger on the Sea Diamond last May. She took me from one beautiful island to another, and I am so sad and sorry to see that she has gone under! However, maybe the people on the Lost Continent of Atlantis will now have a chance to see something from our present day civilization above them!
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janicewpack
April 7, 2007, 3:09 p.m.
I was lucky enough to be on the Sea Diamond last May. She very ably took me and my group from one beautiful island to another. I was so sad and dismayed to see first on AOL that she was in trouble, then went under. However, now maybe the people of the Lost Continent of Atlantis will have information about our present day world above them!
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KYRed
April 7, 2007, 5:46 p.m.
Global Warming? It's freakin' freezin' here in Kentucky. What? They didn't charge the cook, too?
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NelsonR
April 7, 2007, 6:47 p.m.
During the evacutation Cheney was observed with a grin, smirk, smile or whatever, he said the cause was terrorist among the crew. Further he added that if we did not bomb the ship terrorist would consequently migrate to America.
So pay heed or we will all be killed.
He has numerous years of experience in the military through the cadet correspondence course of America. So believe all that he says, its only correct.
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Joeski112400
April 8, 2007, 12:54 a.m.
Of course ol Georgie Boy is to blame! My ex wife blamed ME for the Titanic!
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joeblowe
April 9, 2007, 10:14 a.m.
This captain has provided a valuable service. NOW - it seems less stupid to do those inconvenient mandatory lifeboat drills every time you get on a cruise ship. Apparently you just never know when the captain and/or navigator are going to be drunk. (Remember the Valdiz?)