BERMUDA STAR LINE &lt;BSL> TO MAKE ACQUISITION

  Bermuda Star Line Inc said it has
  agreed in principle to acquire 815-passenger SS Liberte from
  Barnstead Shipping Ltd for use in its New York/Montreal
  "Northeast Passages" cruises, starting this summer.
      The company said it is working to conclude a lease
  financing or other financing for the purchase of the 23,500 ton
  vessel, which is to be delivered in early April and renamed
  Canada Star.
      Terms were not disclosed.
  

