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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Rod McGuirk

Passengers evacuated after cruise ship runs aground near Cast Away island

Thirty passengers were evacuated from a cruise ship after it ran aground on a reef in Fiji, the vessel’s owner confirmed on Monday.

The MV Fiji Princess, operated by Blue Lagoon Cruises, became stranded on Saturday near Monuriki Island, an area famously featured in the 2000 Tom Hanks film Cast Away.

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