BERMUDA STAR LINE <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.