WASHINGTON, May 14 (RIA Novosti) - A cruiser with 281 passengers onboard has run aground sustaining damage off the Alaska coast, a Coast Guard spokeswoman said Monday.
The Empress of the North ran aground 50 miles from the coast more than four hours ago, and has already been moved, but as it was being tugged, the ship's hull was damaged and it is now taking on water, the spokeswoman said.
Nobody has been hurt, and the passengers are being evacuated onto other ships. The weather is fine, the spokeswoman said.
