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Norwegian cruise ship runs aground in Dominican Republic
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A Norwegian cruise ship carrying 1000’s on board ran aground Monday shortly after leaving a port within the Dominican Republican, officers stated.
Native media reported there have been round 3,000 vacationers and 1,600 crew members on board.
The “Norwegian Escape” cruise ship.
(Armada de República Dominicana)
The Norwegian Escape had simply left the dock in Puerto Plata Monday afternoon when the ship made contact with a channel mattress, Norwegian Cruise Line informed Fox Information in a press release.
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A number of businesses labored by the night time to refloat the ship utilizing tugboats and the ship’s personal propulsion, in accordance with the Dominican Republic’s Navy.
The ship was returned to the dock at Puerto Plata. Passengers had been escorted off for “vacationer actions” whereas officers inspected the ship for injury.
Norwegian Cruise Line stated the ship’s hull sustained “minor injury” however no visitors or crew had been harmed. The present cruise will likely be shortened and the cruise scheduled to go away Saturday will likely be canceled so obligatory repairs could be made, the corporate stated.
The corporate is arranging return flights for impacted visitors.