Virus-hit cruise ship sets sail for home ; Row rumbles on over Spain's closure of Gibraltar border Ulster Edition

The problems turned political when the ship docked in Gibraltar and Spain closed its border to the outcrop for the first time in more than 30 years. "I think if Spain were not claiming sovereignty of Gibraltar the frontier would not be closed as a result of this incident." UPPER DECK: pass...

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Published inNewsletter (Belfast, Ireland : 1962)
Main Author PAT HURST and CAROLINE GAMMELL
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Belfast National World 04.11.2003
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Caruana, Peter
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Summary:The problems turned political when the ship docked in Gibraltar and Spain closed its border to the outcrop for the first time in more than 30 years. "I think if Spain were not claiming sovereignty of Gibraltar the frontier would not be closed as a result of this incident." UPPER DECK: passengers line the deck rails as the P&O cruise liner Aurora arrives in Gibraltar carrying hundreds of Britons who have been struck down by the novovirus