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Standoff Ends Between Unmanned Cruise Ship And Railroad Bridge

A cruise ship broke loose from its moorings, along with seven other vessels, and ended up wedged underneath a bridge connecting Albany and Rensselaer, N.Y.

How do you unstick a cruise ship wedged under a bridge?

With a couple of smaller boats, it turns out.

The Captain JP III – a cruise ship that unmoored in upstate New York Friday

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