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22.5m wide cruise liner becomes largest boat to pass through Greece's narrow Corinth Canal

22.5m wide cruise liner becomes largest boat to pass through Greece's narrow Corinth Canal

By Dhanjay Deo
13/10/2019
The boat carried 929 passengers through the narrow waterway. [Photo: Fred.Olsen Cruise Lines/CNN]

Cruise passengers held their breath as a 22.5-meter wide cruise liner became the largest boat to pass through Greece's narrow Corinth Canal.

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Carrying 929 passengers on board, the Braemar cruise liner narrowly managed to squeeze through the rocky walls of the canal -- which measures a maximum of 25 meters wide at the water's surface -- making it the longest boat to make the journey.

Ships have been navigating through the narrow waterways since 1893, but Fred Olsen claimed to have captained the longest cruise ship through the canal. The ship weighs 24,344 gross tons, and is 195.82 meters long.

[Source: CNN]

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