50 Magicians 'Disappear' On Carnival Cruise

Sunday, about 50 top magicians boarded the Carnival Splendor for a magical vacation in Mexico. Monday morning a fire in the engine room made their journey literally go up in smoke. Among the magicians from Hollywood's Magic Castle stranded at sea include Dale Hindman, Academy
of Magical Arts past president, Christopher Hart ("Thing" from the Addams Family), Rich Block, Chipper Lowell, Martin Lewis, Mark Kalin and Jinger, Shoot Agawa, Magic Magazine Editor Stan Allen and the VIP Events Director for the Magic Castle, Matt Patton.

According to CNN, "The Carnival Splendor was stranded some 130 miles west of Ensenada, Mexico, earlier Tuesday, a day after it lost power following an engine-room fire, Carnival Cruise Lines said in a
statement. The ship and USS Ronald Reagan were about 150 miles south of San Diego Tuesday evening, Hicks said," adding "The USS Ronald Reagan received 60,000 pounds of food, bottled water and supplies by airlift for the cruise ship Carnival Splendor, with its nearly 3,300 passengers and nearly 1,200 crew members."

Magic Castle founder Milt Larsen said: "The magicians should be having a great time -- they've got a captive audience," adding "How many magicians does it take to make the huge ship vanish at sea and
re-appear in Long Beach - Apparently fifty."

Attached Photo: Brian Putnam