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238:Sunk off of
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1291:Costa Playa
1186:Columbus C.
1179:Carla Costa
792:19 February
749:Pablobini.
551:Federico C.
536:Federico C.
470:Seabreeze I
355:cruise ship
350:Federico C.
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128:1988–1997:
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64:Federico C.
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1724:1957 ships
1718:Categories
1691:72°08′50″W
1688:36°54′21″N
1562:Ievoli Sun
1452:Stanegarth
1410:Shipwrecks
1340:Federico C
965:2008-05-09
938:2021-08-01
782:(5113230)"
780:Federico C
679:2008-05-09
649:References
638:Cape Henry
619:Costa Rica
420:Federico C
404:Federico C
375:Federico C
303:Propulsion
240:Cape Henry
225:IMO number
200:March 1958
197:In service
18:Federico C
1640:USS
1583:SeaBreeze
1552:Belofin-1
1542:Shou Shan
1519:USS
1483:USS
1472:USS
1461:USS
1333:Eugenio C
1168:Bianca C.
842:5 January
634:SeaBreeze
611:SeaBreeze
588:SeaBreeze
439:SeaBreeze
425:In 1983,
416:Venezuela
412:Caribbean
266:605
181:Completed
82:SeaBreeze
1638:12 Oct:
1628:24 Apr:
1590:18 Dec:
1580:17 Dec:
1573:Chen Hai
1559:31 Oct:
1549:21 Oct:
1538:18 Oct:
1528:26 Sep:
1517:12 Sep:
1510:disaster
1502:12 Aug:
1495:Treasure
1492:23 Jun:
1481:17 Jun:
1470:16 Jun:
1463:Buchanan
1459:14 Jun:
1439:30 Apr:
1418:11 Jan:
1347:Franca C
1227:disaster
1177: /
958:CBC News
904:26 April
872:March 1,
761:26 April
731:26 April
706:26 April
673:Archived
668:CBC News
621:in 1999.
575:in 1985.
463:Virginia
330:Capacity
308:De Laval
173:Launched
111:Operator
46:in 1969.
1647:bombing
1594:Waikato
1569:9 Dec:
1449:6 Jun:
1361:Maria C
1175:Carla C
928:CNN.com
596:Bahamas
573:Bahamas
519:Gallery
453:Sinking
408:Florida
369:History
252:Tonnage
229:5113230
227::
155:Builder
52:History
44:Hamburg
1485:Worden
1432:Taimur
1354:Italia
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592:Nassau
569:Nassau
565:Royale
478:Panama
431:Royale
410:, the
353:was a
263:Length
148:Panama
70:Royale
1571:ROCS
1540:ROCS
1505:Kursk
615:Limón
474:scrap
387:Genoa
383:liner
323:knots
318:Speed
295:Decks
287:Depth
213:Refit
167:Italy
90:Owner
1673:2001
1660:1999
1642:Cole
1430:PNS
906:2012
874:2001
844:2019
813:ISBN
794:2019
763:2012
733:2012
708:2012
414:and
338:Crew
306:Two
279:Beam
235:Fate
216:1989
192:1958
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