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| Two killed as big waves hit ship | |
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| Two people have been killed and six injured as big waves slammed into a cruise ship in the Mediterranean, Greek and Spanish officials say. | |
| The 26-foot-high (8-metre) wave hit the Cypriot-owned Louis Majesty near the French port of Marseille. | |
| A spokesman for Louis Cruise Lines said three "abnormally high" waves broke windows in the front of the ship. | A spokesman for Louis Cruise Lines said three "abnormally high" waves broke windows in the front of the ship. |
| The Louis Majesty was sailing from Barcelona to Genoa but has now turned back to Marseille. | The Louis Majesty was sailing from Barcelona to Genoa but has now turned back to Marseille. |
| The victims have been identified as a German and an Italian man. | |
| The ship was carrying 1,350 passengers and 580 crew. |