Wow this looks like a fun ship to cruise on. Of course listing 6 degrees with that low of a deck cannot be a good thing. Doesn’t look like it would take too long for the water to start filling the ship up. What a shame. Glad the people got off.
A cruise ship ran aground in Icy Strait, and passengers were being transferred to other vessels early Monday, Coast Guard officials said.
The 299-foot Empress of the North, carrying 281 passengers, was listing 6 degrees after hitting Hanus Rock at the southern end of the strait about 15 miles southwest of Juneau, said Petty Officer Christopher D. McLaughlin at the Coast guard base in Kodiak.
A Coast Guard fixed-wing aircraft and helicopter were dispatched after an emergency radio message was received at 12:35 a.m. Alaska Daylight Time from the ship, operated by Majestic America Line of Seattle, McLaughlin said.
There were no reports of injury, nor was there any immediate word on damage, including whether the vessel was taking on water, and McLaughlin said the reason for the grounding was unclear.
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