A judge granted an order to seize the vessel as part of a lawsuit over unpaid fuel. Crystal Symphony currently docked in the Bahamian island of Bimini. It was unclear how many passengers were aboard, with one news outlet reporting 300 and another, 700. Crystal Cruises announced earlier this week that it was suspending operations through late April. The lawsuit was filed in a Miami federal court by Peninsula Petroleum Far East against the ship under a maritime procedure that allows actions against vessels for unpaid debts. “We all feel we were abducted by luxurious pirates!” passenger Stephen Heard Fales posted on Facebook. “Suspending operations will provide Crystal’s management team with an opportunity to evaluate the current state of business and examine various options moving forward” . . .
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