Cruise ship changes course after U.S. judge orders seizure

The cruise liner Crystal Symphony leaves the harbor in Charleston, South Carolina, May, 21, 2013. Scheduled to arrive in Miami Saturday, Jan. 22, the ship, with hundreds of passengers aboard, was diverted to the Bahamas after a U.S. judge granted an order to seize the vessel as part of a lawsuit over unpaid fuel. (AP Photo/Bruce Smith, File)
Adriana Gomez LiconThe Associated PressMIAMI (AP) – A cruise ship that was supposed to dock in Miami has instead sailed to the Bahamas, after a U.S. judge granted an order to seize the vessel as part of a lawsuit over $4 million in unpaid fuel.Cruise trackers show Crystal Symphony currently docked in the Bahamian island of Bimini.“We all feel we were abducted by luxurious pirates!” passenger Stephen Heard Fales posted on Facebook.Some passengers were taken by ferry to Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale Sunday, Jan. 23. The ferry ride was apparently “uncomfortable due to inclement weather,” according to a statement from a Crystal Cruises representative. The company said guests were also taken to local airports, but wouldn’t comment on the lawsuit.It was n
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