Cruise ship Marco Polo ran aground in soft mud off the
Norwegian port of Leknes yesterday. No damage was caused, and passengers were
taken ashore by tender for their scheduled excursions.
The ship was later re-floated and continued on its 14-night
voyage in search of the Northern Lights.
Operators Cruise & Maritime Voyages said: "There has been no
oil pollution arising out of the incident and none of the 763 mainly British
passengers or crew have been injured.
"Passengers wishing to go ashore were transferred by tender and the
local tour programme continued as scheduled.”
On the other side of the
Atlantic, Bahamas Celebration – a ship which operates 2-night cruises from Florida – is out of service after
being holed by an unidentified object.
Passengers were ordered to wear life jackets but they remained on the
vessel until it returned to Freeport on Friday night.
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