Coast Guard responds to disabled
cruise ship
June 05, 2008
Thursday
The Coast Guard responded to a disabled cruise ship that was
reportedly damaged when it touched bottom in Tracy Arm Wednesday
morning.
At 8 a.m. Wednesday, Coast
Guard Sector Juneau received a call from the cruise ship Spirit
of Alaska reporting that they had touched bottom and were requesting
assistance. The ship reported unknown damage affecting its rudder
and no injuries to passengers or crew.
The Coast Guard responded
to a disabled cruise ship that was reportedly damaged when it
touched bottom in Tracy Arm Wednesday morning.
Coast Guard photo courtesy of Air Station Sitka
The Coast Guard Cutter Liberty, a 110-foot patrol boat, was immediately
launched from Auke Bay. A 47-foot motor life boat from Station
Juneau and an HH-60 Jayhawk helicopter from Air Station Sitka
were also launched. The 124-foot cruise ship has 41 passengers
and 22 crewmembers aboard.
A Coast Guard inspector and
a commercial diver were on scene Wednesday assessing the damage.
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