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It has not all been plain sailing, of course, since Howe's appointment or the takeover a few weeks prior.

Ferries and trains have been cancelled and bridges shut, and a ferry sailing from Dublin to Holyhead has spent hours circling offshore as it is unable to berth.

Many of those who signed up have given up hope of the ship ever sailing, or of getting their money back.

Four Italian citizens have been deported from Israel after they were detained by Israeli authorities when boats sailing in a flotilla carrying aid bound for Gaza were intercepted, Israel's foreign ministry has said.

The Boracay was detained by Estonian authorities earlier this year for sailing without a valid country flag.