Post by D'Elete BC in NJ on Jul 8, 2008 11:22:51 GMT -8
www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2008/07/08/bc-cruise-ship-aground-alaska.html
Alaskan cruise ship rescued after running aground
A cruise ship that ran aground for about nine hours Monday morning near Glacier Bay in Alaska has been towed to safety, U.S. Coast Guard officials said.
A spokesman for Cruise West, which owns the ship, said the passengers had been transferred to a National Park Service vessel that was to take them to a nearby port, from where they would be transferred to the airport in Juneau.
The 207-foot Spirit of Glacier Bay had 51 people on board, officials said. No injuries were reported.
A Coast Guard spokesman said it was unclear whether the incident was caused by human error or a mechanical or electronic malfunction.
Cruise West said it will refund half the price of the cruise in cash and half in credit for a future cruise.
Alaskan cruise ship rescued after running aground
A cruise ship that ran aground for about nine hours Monday morning near Glacier Bay in Alaska has been towed to safety, U.S. Coast Guard officials said.
A spokesman for Cruise West, which owns the ship, said the passengers had been transferred to a National Park Service vessel that was to take them to a nearby port, from where they would be transferred to the airport in Juneau.
The 207-foot Spirit of Glacier Bay had 51 people on board, officials said. No injuries were reported.
A Coast Guard spokesman said it was unclear whether the incident was caused by human error or a mechanical or electronic malfunction.
Cruise West said it will refund half the price of the cruise in cash and half in credit for a future cruise.
