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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Erin strengthened into a hurricane on Friday as it approached the northeast Caribbean, prompting forecasters to warn of possible flooding and landslides. The storm is expected to remain over open waters, although tropical storm watches were issued for Anguilla and Barbuda, St. Martin and St. Barts, Saba, St. Eustatius and St. Maarten. Heavy rains …

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Officials in the northern Caribbean warned Thursday of heavy rains and dangerous swells as Tropical Storm Erin approached the region. The storm is expected to remain over open waters and move north-northeast of islands including Antigua and Barbuda, the U.S. and British Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, according to the National Hurricane Center in …

US military deploying forces to southern Caribbean against drug groups  Reuters Why Trump’s War on the Drug Cartels Is Bound to Backfire  Politico Trump Directs Military to Target Foreign Drug Cartels  The New York Times Sheinbaum rejects US ‘invasion’ after Trump orders military to target Mexico cartels  The Guardian Trump’s New Secret Directive OKs Military Action in Latin America Under Guise of Drug War  Democracy …

Diana Ross is not sailing the high seas as planned. The singer, 81, suddenly canceled her appearance on Royal Caribbean’s “Star of the Seas” showcase cruise that is taking place later this month. “Due to unforeseen circumstances, Diana Ross will be unable to appear,” a rep for Ross told People on Tuesday. Diana Ross performing at the 2019 Grammy Awards. Getty …

Jerry Bruckheimer Has Spoken With Johnny Depp About Returning as Captain Jack Sparrow for Pirates of the Caribbean 6: ‘I Think He Would Do It’  IGN Jerry Bruckheimer thinks Johnny Depp will do a sixth ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ movie  Entertainment Weekly Johnny Depp’s Return To Pirates Of The Caribbean Feels More Possible Than Ever After Jerry Bruckheimer’s Latest Comments  yahoo.com Jerry Bruckheimer …

A Royal Caribbean passenger has been ‘sliced open’ after a waterslide broke while he was going down it, with the cruise liner having now issued a response to the horror that unfolded on its vessel. The man was vacationing on the Icon of the Seas cruise ship when the horror accident occurred while at sea between Miami and the firm’s …

Aboard the world’s largest cruise liner, Royal Caribbean ship Icon of the Seas, panic erupted when a glass panel on a water slide suddenly shattered mid-ride, sending torrents of water cascading onto the deck below, NY Post reported. Dramatic video captures stunned passengers screaming “Stop the slide!” as the deluge poured through the jagged opening.Royal Caribbean said a male guest …

Royal Caribbean has responded after a man was left injured after riding a water slide onboard their Icon of the Seas cruise. It was launched last year, with the ship holding space for 7,600 guests and 2,350 crew members across 2,800 cabins and 20 decks. The cruise ship being used is actually the biggest in the world, and had departed …

Erica Hunt was standing with her husband and 18-year-old son on Aug. 7 beneath the Frightening Bolt waterslide on Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas when they heard a popping sound. “We thought something had hit the ship. It was a really loud pop,” Hunt, who is from New Jersey, said in a written statement to TODAY.com. They looked up …

Video shows water gushing from Royal Caribbean cruise ship slide; one injured Video shows water gushing from Royal Caribbean cruise ship slide; one injured 00:32 A cruise ship passenger captured dramatic video of chaos on board Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas after a panel on a water slide shattered mid-ride, injuring one guest and sending water pouring into a …