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The Guardian - US
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Daisy Dumas

Norwegian Cruise captain refused to let eight passengers who were late reboard ship

The Norwegian Jewel, owned by Norwegian Cruise Line,  in June 2005.
The Norwegian Jewel, owned by Norwegian Cruise Line, in June 2005. Photograph: Joerg Sarbach/AP

Eight cruise passengers had to scramble to reunite with their cruise ship after being left behind in São Tomé and Príncipe.

The passengers, including a pregnant woman and a paraplegic traveller, missed their scheduled departure time from the island of São Tomé in the Gulf of Guinea, about 250km off the coast of Gabon, after disembarking the Norwegian Dawn to take a local tour.

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