RaiderH8r
08-02-2004, 12:35 PM
Did Hazelwood get a new job?
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=519&ncid=718&e=10&u=/ap/20040801/ap_on_re_us/cruise_ship_aground
Cruise Ship Runs Aground in Alaska
By MARY PEMBERTON, Associated Press Writer
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A small cruise ship catering to eco-tourists was seriously damaged after running aground in the Aleutian Islands.
The accident Saturday night punctured the 340-foot Clipper Odyssey's forward fuel tank and forced 153 people to abandon ship, a Coast Guard official said Sunday. There were no reports of injuries.
Coast Guard Chief Warrant Officer Roddy Corr said about 5,000 gallons of diesel fuel spilled from the ruptured tank, as was some waste water. He said swift currents dispersed the spilled fluid before it could be cleaned up.
Fishing boats and a freighter in the area carried the Clipper Odyssey's 122 passengers and 31 crew members to safety at Unalaska, about 800 air miles west of Anchorage, according to Lt. Asheley Bodkin.
The small cruise ship was refloated with the tide early Sunday.
The Clipper Odyssey was headed west along the Aleutian chain when the accident occurred. The ship takes passengers on cruises lasting a week or more for tours of seal and bird rookeries in the islands, Corr said.
A preliminary investigation indicated that the ship was going about 5 knots when it hit uncharted rocks between two islands, said Doug Bolnick, a spokesman for Clipper Cruise Line, the St. Louis company that operates the tour.
It was on the 7th day of a 12-day tour, Bolnick said.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=519&ncid=718&e=10&u=/ap/20040801/ap_on_re_us/cruise_ship_aground
Cruise Ship Runs Aground in Alaska
By MARY PEMBERTON, Associated Press Writer
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A small cruise ship catering to eco-tourists was seriously damaged after running aground in the Aleutian Islands.
The accident Saturday night punctured the 340-foot Clipper Odyssey's forward fuel tank and forced 153 people to abandon ship, a Coast Guard official said Sunday. There were no reports of injuries.
Coast Guard Chief Warrant Officer Roddy Corr said about 5,000 gallons of diesel fuel spilled from the ruptured tank, as was some waste water. He said swift currents dispersed the spilled fluid before it could be cleaned up.
Fishing boats and a freighter in the area carried the Clipper Odyssey's 122 passengers and 31 crew members to safety at Unalaska, about 800 air miles west of Anchorage, according to Lt. Asheley Bodkin.
The small cruise ship was refloated with the tide early Sunday.
The Clipper Odyssey was headed west along the Aleutian chain when the accident occurred. The ship takes passengers on cruises lasting a week or more for tours of seal and bird rookeries in the islands, Corr said.
A preliminary investigation indicated that the ship was going about 5 knots when it hit uncharted rocks between two islands, said Doug Bolnick, a spokesman for Clipper Cruise Line, the St. Louis company that operates the tour.
It was on the 7th day of a 12-day tour, Bolnick said.