M/V Astoria crewman killed in lifeboat drill

[Charles McAllister]

Cruise ship M/V Astoria, 18,591 T, blt 1981, (formerly Arkona, Astor) suffered a fatal accident during a lifeboat drill today in Corfu.  The ship is operated by Transocean Tours of Bremen in Germany.  Initial reports say one crewman was killed and several injured when a cable failed during a lifeboat drill, causing one end of the lifeboat to fall.

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