Spain train crash: What happened with the computer system

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Well, dozens of family members are waiting outside
of a Spanish hospital hoping for any
news about their loved ones after a deadly train crash there.
At least 68 people are known to be
dead. Dozens more were hurt after one train smashed
into the rear of another train. A
preliminary investigation found
that a computer problem brought those trains to a stop.
Investigators are looking into a, quote,
inexplicable order that allowed the trailing train to start moving,
but the train in front stopped.
The train was stopped there in the middle of the track for seven,
eight minutes, and then suddenly everything started falling apart.
The crews out there are still
at the crash location trying
to identify people in the wreckage.
This was the second deadly train crash in Spain this year.
46 people died in a crash back in January.
Our time is 5.45. Hundreds of passengers
on a years-long voyage across the world
are now being forced to dock in Cambodia
because of the high fuel costs caused by the war in Iran.
The MV Odyssey set sail back in 2024, visiting seven continents.
The people on board the ship include some
from right here in California.
KTVU's Tom Vacar has that story.
The Villavie Odyssey, now birthed in Sihanoukville, Cambodia,
is an older cruise ship that was converted to a residential ship
operated by Villavie Residences.
After a long delay for upgrades,
it finally launched in 2024 for continuous global voyages
and did so until this week's shutdown,
creating instant financial and social life disasters
for the 200 passengers plus crew.
You come to this ship and you go to live
and you start living and people are getting better
and better all the time.
The owner, Bill LaVie,
says fuel costs jumped from about $1,800 a cabin...
To 8,000 in parts of Asia, where the ship's finances collapsed.
I don't think it was solely because of the fuel costs.
There were financial problems before.
The company sent out a statement saying,
Passing the full increase onto
our residents is not a realistic solution.
Our focus now is on supporting residents, crew, and employees.
The company's CEO says the plan
is to file for bankruptcy which could be
either reorganization or a total shutdown.
For the passengers, it was abrupt and ugly,
leaving those passengers pretty much on their own for shelter.
We had a seven hour period to remove our belongings
and ourselves off the ship.
There's now only one other active
residential ship operating in the world.
It is a very high-end ship.
MS The World, a purpose-built luxury residential ship
that's doing very well financially,
according to the publication The Cruise World.
Two other purpose-built ships are in the works.
The MV Narrative and the Evora Residences are currently planned
or scheduled for future launch.
But the Odyssey's Odyssey won't be a dream boat or the love boat.
Cambodian officials say the ship will refuel and leave Saturday.
But no word on who will pay for that fuel.
Tom Bakar, KTVU, Fox 2 News.
All right, Tom, thank you.
