JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) – A **** in the engine room of a small cruise ship in Alaska’s Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve prompted the ********** of dozens of passengers and crew on Monday. No ******** were reported, and the **** was extinguished, the U.S. Coast Guard said.
The **** on board the Wilderness Discoverer was reported to the Coast Guard around 7:30 a.m. UnCruise Adventures, which operates the ship, said 78 passengers and crew members were on board at the time.
All 51 passengers and most crew members were removed from the ship and placed on another cruise ship in the area, the Coast Guard said. Eleven crew members remained with the Wilderness Discoverer, which was expected to be towed to Ketchikan.
UnCruise Adventures said the cause of the **** was under *************. The company said it would provide full refunds to affected passengers.