MS Marco Polo was entering the English Channel when it was hit , the cruise line said . The ship is still afloat and will be towed to a port in France for repairs later this week. 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 line said . One elderly passenger died and another was airlifted off the ship , it said . The ship was en route from the Azores to its home port of Tilbury , England .