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Thursday, January 27, 2005
'Semester at Sea' research ship briefly disabled in Pacific
ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- A "Semester at Sea" research ship with 990 people on board was temporarily disabled in the Pacific Ocean yesterday, and Coast Guard vessels and aircraft from Alaska and Hawaii were dispatched to help.
The 591-foot Explorer lost power in three of its four engines when a 50-foot wave broke bridge windows, damaged controls and injured two crewmembers, the Coast Guard said.
The ship for a time operated on just one of its four engines. By last night, a second engine had been started and the ship was making headway at a speed of about 10 knots in 35-foot waves. The ship was about 650 miles south of Adak, Alaska.
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