Crash leaves ship carrying reality TV crew in ruins

A ship carrying the cast of an Irish reality TV show crashed into rocks and broke apart Friday, but a producer pledged the show would go on.

The vessel left Dublin on June 3 to sail around Ireland for two months for the program “Cabin Fever.” Each week, one contestant would be kicked off in response to viewers’ votes.

But the two-masted schooner Cabin Fever I struck rocks Friday afternoon off Ireland’s northwest coast.

The cast and crew were rescued by a helicopter and lifeboat.

“This show will go on,” said Stuart Switzer, a Coco Television Productions producer. “We’re not sure how yet, but it will go on.”