‘Forever’ Cruise Ship Seized In Singapore—And Reportedly Owes $500,000 In Unpaid Fuel Debt As Prices Soar
Verified: 13 outlets in 8 countries have reported this story since Nov 9, 1 of them from Singapore.
Retirees invested up to $899,000 for a permanent home at sea, but soaring oil prices and unpaid debts abruptly ended the 15-year voyage.
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Two or more outlets reported this story and its reliability score reached 65%, so WorldPulse marks it verified. That means more than one outlet says so, not that it is proven true.
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1 outlet from Singapore, where the story is: CNA (Channel NewsAsia) · how we count
- Nov 9, 2:49 PM UTCFirst reportEmbattled 'forever' cruise ship seized by Singapore authoritiesupi.com ↗
- Nov 9, 3:47 PM UTC+58 min'Cruise for life' ship Odyssey placed under arrest in Singaporechannelnewsasia.com ↗
- Severity rose to medium
- Nov 9, 5:15 PM UTC+2 h'Cruise for life' ship Odyssey placed under arrest in Singaporechannelnewsasia.com (again) ↗
- Nov 10, 6:58 AM UTC+16 hVilla Vie Odyssey Arrested in Singapore as Round-the-World Cruise Dream Faltersbloomberg.com ↗
- Nov 10, 11:58 AM UTC+21 hCNA Explains: ‘Cruise for life’ ship Odyssey seized in Singapore – what happens after a vessel is arrested?channelnewsasia.com (again) ↗
- Nov 10, 2:19 PM UTC+24 h‘Cruise for life’ ship seized in Singaporetimeskuwait.com ↗
- Nov 10, 7:10 PM UTC+28 h· you’re reading this‘Forever’ Cruise Ship Seized In Singapore—And Reportedly Owes $500,000 In Unpaid Fuel Debt As Prices Soarforbes.com ↗
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