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P&O Cruises' Adonia passenger ship docks a day after being ...
Feb 28th, 2012
(Reuters) - P&O Cruises' Adonia passenger ship docks a day after being denied mooring at Argentina's southernmost city of Ushuaia, in Punta Arenas port in southern Chile, February 28, 2012. The Adonia and Princess Cruises' ship Star Princess were both prevented by authorities from docking in Argentina due to their prior stop in the disputed Falkland Islands, upping the ante in the country's spat with Britain over the Falklands. REUTERS/Joel Estay (FALKLAND ISLANDS - Tags: POLITICS MARITIME TRANSPORT) -
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