Alaska Cruise Ship Loses Power

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Alaska cruise ship loses power. But the regions fleet of tugs remains the same size. Various news outlets are reporting that a cruise ship turned back to port as it was sailing toward Ketchikan Alaska after the ship lost power as it headed on its way to the nations northernmost state. Southeast Alaska is hosting increasingly bigger cruise ships.

According to an article published in the News Week the US. Passenger ship Prinsendam position 57 -38 N. Published Aug 27 2016 650 PM by The Maritime Executive.

The Coast Guard recently met with the cruise industry looking for answers. The initiative language appears simple but obscures the harmful ramifications for local businesses and residents. A man has been arrested in connection to the murder of a woman aboard a cruise ship off the coast of Alaska police say in.

But the regions fleet of tugs remains the same size. The ship originated from Seattle and it wasnt too long before the power shorted. Ultimately a tug guard chaperoned the cruise ship all the way back to the Port of Seattle once its power was restored.

Here is an article on what happened when a ship lost power due to fire. What happens if a megaship loses power. Coast Guard intervened after a cruise ship bound for Alaska lost power shortly after leaving Seattle.

They were several hundred miles from shore and two ocean going tugs were sent to tow the ship to port. The Coast Guard found that a combination of mechanical breakdown and human error caused the Princess Cruises ship to lose power as it tried. By Katherine Hignett On 72219 at 545 AM EDT.