BERMUDA STAR &lt;BSL> LEASES VESSEL

  Bermuda Star Line Inc said it has
  leased a 23,500 ton passenger vessel from Orley Shipping Co
  Inc, of Liberia for a term with options extending for 15 years.
      The vessel, SS Liberte, will be renamed the Canadian Star
  and will be used for cruises to Montreal from New York,
  beginning in June.
      Orley SHipping is partially owned by Common Brothers PLC, a
  U.K. maritime firm which owns 60 pct of Bermuda Star's shares
  and arranged debt financing for the ship's purchase.
      Orley acquired the vessel from Banstead Shipping Ltd. Terms
  were not disclosed.
  

