Cruise ship runs aground
NZPA Juneau A cruise ship ran aground at the week-end and 102 passengers used rubber rafts and lifeboats to abandon the vessel on the east side of Brothers Island about 10 nautical miles south of Alaska, said the Coast Guard. "There have been injuries, but we do not know at this time the extent or how many." said the Coast Guard Chief. Mr Ray Massey. He said that the’ Coast Guard has rescue ships en route, and several fishing and pleasure boats in the area were assisting in the rescue effort. The ship is owned by the
Majestic Alaska Boat Company. of Seattle. The ship was the Majestic Explorer. Mr Massey said that the ship was hung up midships and the tide was going out causing the ship to roll. It was not known what the ship struck. He said that the Coast Guard had the cutter Cape Hatteras and a helicopter from the air station Sitka en route. The ship was aground about Bkm west of the Coast Guard's station at Five Finger. The ship's master and first mate remained aboard the vessel.
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