Portuguese cruiseship – Summaries of news and views OnVenezuela https://onvenezuela.com Sun, 05 Apr 2020 11:55:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://onvenezuela.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cropped-Screen-Shot-2019-12-20-at-12.31.03-PM-1-32x32.png Portuguese cruiseship – Summaries of news and views OnVenezuela https://onvenezuela.com 32 32 New spat opens Venezuela: President accuses Portuguese cruiseship of act of ‘terrorism and piracy’ https://onvenezuela.com/new-spat-opens-venezuela-president-accuses-portuguese-cruiseship-of-act-of-terrorism-and-piracy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-spat-opens-venezuela-president-accuses-portuguese-cruiseship-of-act-of-terrorism-and-piracy Thu, 02 Apr 2020 11:57:55 +0000 https://onvenezuela.com/?p=2432

Nicolás Maduro, president of Venezuela, has accused a Portuguese cruiseship of an act of terrorism and piracy. This new diplomatic rift follows the sinking of a Venezuelan coast guard boat on Monday. By Natasha Donn. Full text-> Portugal Resident

]]> This Venezuelan Patrol Ship Sunk Itself After Ramming A Cruise Liner With A Reinforced Hull https://onvenezuela.com/this-venezuelan-patrol-ship-sunk-itself-after-ramming-a-cruise-liner-with-a-reinforced-hull/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=this-venezuelan-patrol-ship-sunk-itself-after-ramming-a-cruise-liner-with-a-reinforced-hull Thu, 02 Apr 2020 11:48:09 +0000 https://onvenezuela.com/?p=2429

In what sounds like it could be an April Fools joke, a Venezuelan Navy offshore patrol vessel recently sank after ramming a cruise liner in the Caribbean Sea. The cruise ship, which had no passengers on board at the time and has a reinforced hull to sail through ice-filled waters, suffered only minimal damage in what the operating company, Columbia Cruise Services, has called an “act of aggression … in international waters.” Joseph Trevithick. Full text-> The Drive

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