Cruise Ship Damaged In Alaska Iceberg Collision

Cruise Hive reports:

Norwegian Cruise Line has confirmed to Cruise Hive that the Norwegian Sun cruise ship made contact with a small iceberg (growler) due to dense fog during its voyage in Alaska. As a result, the ship has been forced to skip a port of call and head to Juneau to assess the damage. The remainder of the Norwegian Sun’s June 21 cruise has now been canceled. Norwegian Cruise Line is sailing guests back to Seattle, Washington and Norwegian Sun will arrive back on Thursday morning.

The Juneau Empire reports:

The ship remained at the Franklin Dock while it underwent inspections by divers where it was determined to have sustained damage, according to Petty Officer 1st Class Nate Littlejohn, a Coast Guard public affairs specialist. “The whole boat came to a complete stop from the impact. It was a scary experience,” Alicia Amador, a passenger aboard the ship, told the Empire. She described the initial experience as hearing a “big noise,” and then the ship moving as if something had hit it.

Coast Guard divers in Juneau assessed damage to the 2,000-passenger cruise ship Norwegian Sun on Monday after it hit an iceberg near Hubbard Glacier over the weekend. Via @KTOOpubmedia https://t.co/TpeOOhGU6C

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