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Topic: Spirit of Glacier Bay Aground in Alaska

joe at travelpage
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Member # 622

posted 07-08-2008 12:59 PM

Cruise West 's Spirit of Glacier Bay ran aground yesterday near Glacier Bay National Park in southeastern Alaska. The 207-foot cruise ship was carrying 24 passengers when she ran aground around 7:15 am Monday. A coast guard vessel was able to free the cruise ship about 9 hours later as the tide came back in and there appeared to be some damage to the ship's hull. Passengers and some crew were transferred in the afternoon to the Fairweather Express II, a National Park Service tour boat, headed to Bartlett Cove and then to Juneau.

Joe at TravelPage.com

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lasuvidaboy
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Member # 4527

posted 07-08-2008 01:02 PM

I saw that image in the LA Times this morning. Talk about high and dry! Cute little cruiser

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Slazy
First Class Passenger
Member # 4089

posted 07-18-2008 11:18 PM

According to a source here in Ketchikan, the hull structure of the Spirit of Glacier Bay is in bad shape. The structure has been neglected for years and the ship was built with 42-inch frames. Evidently there is not very good steel left.
Troy

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GregD
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Member # 4176

posted 07-19-2008 05:10 PM

I honestly thought that was a model

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dougnewman
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posted 07-19-2008 06:27 PM

Now that is what I call running around!

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mike sa
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Member # 5957

posted 07-20-2008 01:00 AM

Maybe if everyone stood at the bow and then ran to the stern they could rock her off !

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