A small (178 foot) expedition cruise ship sailing in Glacier Bay National Park caught on fire yesterday morning. The engine room fire required the Wilderness Discoverer to evacuate fifty-one guests and sixteen crew members.

UnCruise Adventures, which operates the ship, said there were no injuries from the fire.

The U.S. Coast Guard in Juneau received a call at 7:30 am from crew members aboard the expedition ship about the fire.

The Sapphire Princess, owned by Carnival Corporation and operated by Princess Cruises, ferried passengers from the Wilderness Discoverer using excursion craft.

UnCruise Adventures, which operates the expedition ship, did not disclose any information regarding the cause of the fire.

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Image credit: Top – Susie Posson via CNN; middle – U.S. Coast Guard photo via Anchorage Daily News.

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By: Jim Walker
Title: Engine Room Fire on UnCruise Aventures’ Wilderness Discoverer Forces Evacuation of Sixty-Seven Passengers and Crew
Sourced From: www.cruiselawnews.com/2023/06/articles/fires/engine-room-fire-on-uncruise-aventures-wilderness-discoverer-forces-evacuation-of-sixty-seven-passengers-and-crew/
Published Date: Tue, 06 Jun 2023 18:48:00 +0000

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