Cruise Ship Halted By Fire

Sun., July 23, 1995

Associated Press

An engine-room fire disabled the cruise ship Regent Star in Prince William Sound on Saturday, and the crew began transferring passengers to another ship.

There were no plans to try to restart the Regent Star, which carried 1,200 passengers and crew, said Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Randy Midgett.

Two injured passengers - one with a stroke, the other with a broken wrist - were taken to the nearby cruise ship Rotterdam. The rest of the passengers began transferring later.

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