A small (178 foot) expedition cruise ship crusing in Glacier Bay Nationwide Park caught on fireplace yesterday morning. The engine room fireplace required the Wilderness Discoverer to evacuate fifty-one visitors and sixteen crew members.
UnCruise Adventures, which operates the ship, mentioned there have been no accidents from the fireplace.
The U.S. Coast Guard in Juneau obtained a name at 7:30 am from crew members aboard the expedition ship concerning the fireplace.
The Sapphire Princess, owned by Carnival Company and operated by Princess Cruises, ferried passengers from the Wilderness Discoverer utilizing tour craft.
UnCruise Adventures, which operates the expedition ship, didn’t disclose any info concerning the reason for the fireplace.
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Picture credit score: Prime – Susie Posson by way of CNN; center – U.S. Coast Guard photograph by way of Anchorage Daily News.
