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The in-depth story of the Prinsendam Cruise Disaster in 1980. In the middle of the night, an engine room fire left more than 500 people stranded in the freezing Pacific Ocean as conditions rapidly deteriorated. What followed became the largest sea-to-air maritime rescue at the time and one of the most shocking cruise ship disaster stories.
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The in-depth story of the Prinsendam Cruise Disaster in 1980. In the middle of the night, an engine room fire left more than 500 people stranded in the freezing Pacific Ocean as conditions rapidly deteriorated. What followed became the largest sea-to-air maritime rescue at the time and one of the most shocking cruise ship disaster stories.
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We do NOT use AI narration or AI scripts.
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License for all CC BY 3.0: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en
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We reveal the world's darkest and greatest disasters all based on true stories.
