Nothing is plain sailing for Cabin Fever show

ON day one, a dead body floated past the original Cabin Fever ship. Then the ship sank. Yesterday, the replacement vessel was forced to return to shore — and a crew member ran away.

Conspiracy theorists would say the ship is doomed, but for producers desperate for audience figures to float the show, it all makes for good TV ratings.

Three weeks after the original boat sank, the second Cabin Fever ship hit rocky waters again yesterday when it was shore-bound with gear box problems.