Alaska Cruise Ship Loses Power

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Alaska cruise ship loses power. As others have noted it was reported by the passengers to be VERY unpleasant as everything from refrigerators to toilets stops working when they lose electricity. The power failure started as the ship was approaching the. On 19 July a tug guard escorted the cruise ship back to the Port of Seattle after it regained power.

Published Aug 27 2016 650 PM by The Maritime Executive. Look at it this way. Coast Guard was forced to get involved on Friday evening after a cruise ship headed to Alaska lost all power while in route.

The ship originated from Seattle and it wasnt too long before the power shorted. A Windstar Cruises-owned ship with 350 people onboard became disabled in Buzzards Bay Massachusetts Friday afternoon September 7 after. 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.

You call a tow truck. The Viking Sky has 1300 passengers and crew -- and it would be an understatement to say they would all welcome getting off the boat. Alaska-Bound Cruise Ship Loses All Power at Sea Forced to Turn Back Authorities sent a tug guard to escort the cruise ship back to Seattle.

Here is an article on what happened when a ship lost power due to fire. During the incident no passengers were injured or harmed. But the regions fleet of tugs remains the same size.

The Coast Guard recently met with the cruise industry looking for answers. Well what happens if a car breaks down on the highway. Southeast Alaska is hosting increasingly bigger ships.