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This is a video script about the history and sinking of the cruise ship Achille Lauro, which caught fire and capsized in 1994. The narrator interviews Moss Hills, a guitarist who was on board and helped rescue passengers. The video also explores the ship's previous incidents, such as being hijacked by terrorists in 1985 and surviving World War II bombing raids. The video aims to honor the memory of the ship and its survivors.
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1. The text is about the history and sinking of the Italian cruise ship Achille Lauro, which caught fire and sank in 1994.
2. The ship was originally built as a Dutch liner named Wilhelm Ruys in 1939, but was delayed by World War II and launched in 1947.
3. The ship was renamed Achille Lauro in 1965 after being sold to an Italian company and underwent extensive renovations and modernizations.
4. The ship was hijacked by Palestinian terrorists in 1985, who killed an American passenger and demanded the release of 50 prisoners in Israel.
5. The ship was purchased by StarLauro Cruises in 1989, which later became MSC Cruises in 1995.
6. The ship had a fire in its engine room on November 30, 1994, while sailing from Egypt to the Seychelles with 979 people on board.
7. The fire spread rapidly and caused the ship to lose power and list to its port side. The passengers and crew had to abandon ship using lifeboats and rafts.
8. Four people died during the evacuation, either from injuries or medical conditions. The rest were rescued by nearby ships and helicopters.
9. The ship burned for two days before exploding, capsizing and sinking on December 2, 1994, about 125 miles off the coast of Somalia.
10. The ship has never been found and is presumed to be resting at a depth of about 14,000 feet in the Arabian Sea.