Cash-strapped Norwegian Cruise flags going concern risks


Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd cruise ship Jewel seen anchored in the Pacific Ocean in this aerial photograph taken above Long Beach, California.

BENGALURU (Reuters) - Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd, the world's third-largest cruise operator, raised doubts about its ability to keep running as a business on Tuesday, the first in the sector to signal it may succumb to the coronavirus crisis.

The company's shares slumped about 14% in early trading on Tuesday as it also launched a US$1.6 billion offering of shares and bonds in a scramble to raise money.

The company also announced a US$400 million investment from a private equity firm.

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