MS Marco Polo was entering the English Channel when it was hit , the cruise operator said . The cruise line did not reveal the condition of the injured passenger or say whether there were other injuries . One elderly passenger died and another was taken off the ship , it said . The ship was en route from the Azores to its home port of Tilbury , England .
MS Marco Polo was entering the English Channel when it was hit , the cruise operator said . One elderly passenger died and another was taken off the ship , it said . The ship was en route from the Azores to its home port of Tilbury , England .