Ship hits rocks, runs aground off Alaska Coast
Cruise Ship Aground Off The Alaska Coast. A Riverboat-style cruise ship ran aground off the Alaska coast early Monday, forcing an evacuation of more than 200 passengers before it could move again with a Coast Guard escort. All passengers were evacuated from the Empress of the North by 7 a.m. and returned to Juneau. One person … [Read more...]
Seattle Cruise Ship Runs Aground in Alaska
Coast Guard Rescue 300 People From Seattle Cruise Ship. Coast Guard and civilian vessels banded together to successfully rescue more than 300 people from a Seattle-based cruise ship that ran aground early Monday. "There is a breach in the hull. It is on the rocks," said Petty Officer Eric Chandler at the Coast Guard base in … [Read more...]
