Claims extracted
21
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
19%
4 of 21 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
63/100
Global News's corrections and
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Outlets on this story
52
Economy/Business
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
A cruise ship that disembarked over 200 passengers who had paid tens of thousands of dollars to live on the vessel for three years left a Cambodian port this week, with only staff on board.
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who → disembark → board
The Villa Vie Odyssey cruise ship docked in the Cambodian town of Sihanoukville last week and suspended operations after its Florida-based operator said the rising costs of fuel from the Iran war made its journey financially untenable, leaving those living on board stranded.
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journey → dock → board
The ship left with no passengers and around 50 crew members on Tuesday, according to Taing Sochitkrishna, head of the Sihanoukville tourism department, Reuters reported.
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Reuters → leave → department
He told the U.K. news agency that around 100 passengers were still in Cambodia, and that others had mostly flown to other destinations in the region.
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others → tell → region
Passengers were able to unload their remaining belongings from the vessel on Tuesday; many said they did not expect to come back to the ship.
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they → unload → ship
“There are still many things on the ship that I wish I could take with me,” Shirine Thomas, of Wilmington, North Carolina, told Reuters shortly after collecting her final possessions.
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Thomas → be → possessions
The cruise, which is operated by Villa Vie Residences, had been at sea for 755 days with 203 passengers on board when it decided to halt its journey.
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it → operate → journey
The ship allowed passengers to rent or even buy long-term and permanent residences on board.
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passengers → allow → board
The operator wrote in a press release last week that the cost of operating a single cabin had increased significantly since the cruise first set sail over two years ago and that it could not rely on passengers to shoulder rate hikes.
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passengers → write → hikes
“Fuel costs have risen sharply in the regions where the company has been operating,” it said last week, noting that monthly costs per cabin had skyrocketed from USD $1,800 to an estimated $6,000 to $8,000.
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costs → rise → 8,000
It attributed the problem to the war in the Iran.
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It → attribute → Iran
Traffic has been reduced in the Strait of Hormuz since the war in Iran began, straining supply chains of all kinds of petroleum-based fuels, especially in Southeast Asia, and sharply increasing prices.
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war → reduce → prices
The operators said the company would support stranded passengers in providing temporary accommodations, but some on board said they had received no help.
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they → say → help
Sixty-seven-year-old retired high school teacher Mary Ann Demsar from Ontario, Canada, told Reuters that the owners had not provided information on whether the voyage would continue.
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voyage → tell → information
“We don’t get any clear indication from the owners of Villa Vie as to what is happening,” she said.
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what → get → Vie
“They’ve been so quiet; the only information we get is from the wonderful government and the representatives here in Cambodia.”
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we → get → Cambodia
She also told NBC News that she remains in Cambodia with other passengers who watched the ship leave port on Tuesday.
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ship → tell → Tuesday
Villa Vie Residences has not confirmed where the ship’s final destination will be.
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destination → confirm → ?
Demsar told the U.S. news outlet she heard rumours it was heading to Singapore.
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it → tell → Singapore
The purchase price for a suite on the vessel starts at $230,000, according to the Associated Press.
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price → start → Press
The ship had 156 crew members and a passenger capacity of 650.
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ship → have → 650
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