Norway's age may send cruise liner to scrap heap after fatal blast.

Publication: The Miami Herald (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service)

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Byline: Dale K. Dupont

MIAMI _ Just because a ship is old doesn't mean it's headed for the scrap heap.

But the future of the 41-year-old Norway likely will depend on the repair costs and the sentimental value of a classic ocean liner with once popular but now rare steam engines.

A sixth crew member died, Wednesday, from a boiler explosion Sunday.

``It's too early to tell'' the ship's fate, said Norwegian Cruise Line spokeswoman Susan Robison. ``We have to know the extent of the damage.''

The Norway underwent an extensive overhaul in 2001, Robison said. "We continuously work...

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