NCL’s Norwegian Escape Runs Aground Near Dominican Republic. The NCL ship was finally freed by tugs and then returned to port in for an inspection of its hull.
Late yesterday afternoon (March 14), the Norwegian Escape encountered high winds and ran aground as the NCL cruise ship was departing Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. Several videos showed the ship in Puerto Plata near the shore.
An NCL cruise passenger, the Disney Dude, was one of the first guests to report on the grounding and posted numerous photos of tugs which initially and unsuccesfully tried to free the ship.
Several pro-cruise bloggers inexplicably praised the master of the ship, for handling the situation, although the ship was under the control of a pilot at the time of the grounding.
Read full story at https://www.cruiselawnews.com/2022/03/articles/groundings/ncls-norwegian-escape-runs-aground-near-dominican-republic/
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