Fire-damaged Diamond Princess towed to repair dock

Fire-damaged Diamond Princess towed to repair dock

NAGASAKI, Japan - The 113,000-ton cruise ship Diamond Princess is towed by tugboats in Nagasaki Bay on Oct. 21 to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.'s dock in Koyagi, Nagasaki Prefecture, to repair damage sustained in a fire on Oct. 1. The vessel, owned by P&O Princess Cruises PLC of Britain, was launched in May, but caught fire while undergoing finishing work at another Mitsubishi dock in Nagasaki.

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