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A fault in the propulsion system of P&O cruise liner Pacific Sun caused the vessel to be 10 hours late in its Melbourne Cup voyage from Sydney to Melbourne yesterday.
Pacific Sun belatedly sails up Port Phillip Bay yesterday. Picture: www.aquamanships.com
Carnival Australia, P&O's owner, has apologised and offered compensation after the vessel which was to have arrived yesterday morning failed to turn up until evening.
The incident comes just a week after P&O was forced to cancel its Melbourne Cup...
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