We’re receiving word of trouble onboard Spirit of Nantucket this morning. While transiting the Intercoastal Waterway near Virginia Beach VA, the ship began taking on water according to reports from MSNBC and WAVY-10. In order to keep the ship from sinking, the Captain decided to ground the vessel in 9 feet of water.
Units from the US Coast Guard, Viginia Beach Police, Virginia State Police, as well as a Chesapeake marine unit are responding to the incident. There are no reports of injuries, and while the situation is considered serious, passengers are not at risk. Passengers have been eating breakfast while waiting to be evacuated from the ship.
Spirit of Nantucket is sailing her final East Coast sailings before shifting to the West Coast next year. Before starting here West Coast Sailings, the ship will undergo a refit and be renamed Spirit of Glacier Bay.
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