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    World cruise giant hits trouble after accidents

    Tue, 02/28/2012 - 14:25 EDT - France24.com - Business
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    Italy's Costa Crociere and its giant US parent company Carnival Corporation -- the world's biggest cruise operator -- are on the ropes after two accidents on their luxury cruise ships in under two months.Shares in Carnival dropped 1.44 percent in early trading in New York on Tuesday, as the stricken Costa Allegra was being towed to the Seychelles through pirate-infested waters in the Indian Ocean after a fire on board.

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