According to U.S. Coast Guard, on 5th June, 67 people were safely evacuated from a small, expedition cruise ship, in Glacier Bay National Park in Alaska after the cruise ship reported an engine room fire.
In particular, the cruise ship Wilderness Discoverer, a U.S.-flagged 99 gross ton vessel operated by UnCruise Adventures, had entered the park and was transiting the main channel in the west arm of Glacier Bay, an area that sees regular ship visits.
We are relieved to confirm that there have been no injuries resulting from the fire. Our highly trained crew promptly extinguished the fire using established emergency protocols, and CO2 was successfully deployed for everyone’s safety.
..said Captain Dan Blanchard, Owner & CEO of UnCruise Adventures.
As explained, the decision was made to evacuate the 51 passengers from the cruise ship as well as 16 crewmembers. Another, much larger cruise ship, Princess Cruises’ Sapphire Princess (115,875 gross tons) was in the vicinity and went to the assistance of the disabled vessel.
Furthermore, the cause of the fire has not been assessed, per UnCruise Adventures.
