A FIRE in the engine room disrupted cruising on the Grand Princess 20 miles off the coast of Hilo, Hawaii last week. An official update from Princess Cruises said the blaze was caused by a propulsion circuit breaker suffering “significant failure”. As a result the ship lost propulsion and electricity...
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A FIRE in the engine room
disrupted cruising on the Grand
Princess 20 miles off the coast of
Hilo, Hawaii last week.
An official update from Princess
Cruises said the blaze was caused
by a propulsion circuit breaker
suffering “significant failure”.
As a result the ship lost
propulsion and electricity for a
short time.
Within the hour, the crew of
the Grand Princess was able to
extinguish the fire, restart its
engine and resume the voyage.
None of the 2592 guests or
1095 crew were injured and
everyone has been accounted for.
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