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Captain, Officers Charged With Negligence Over Cruise Ship Sinking

Captain, Officers Charged With Negligence Over Cruise Ship Sinking

The captain and five officers of a cruise ship that sank off an Aegean Sea island were charged Saturday with negligence, state television reported.

The six officers were charged with causing a shipwreck through negligence, breaching international shipping safety regulations and polluting the environment, state NET said. All were released pending further investigations.

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