Empress of the North sistership catches fire

[Captain John K]

Majestic Lines  cruise ship Queen of the West, sister ship of the Empress of the North which ran aground in Juneau Alaska last year, suffered from an engine room fire while transiting the Columbia River near Portland Oregon.


 Coast Guard Media Release:

    SEATTLE - The Coast Guard, state and local authorities have offloaded the passengers and non-essential personnel from the Majestic Cruise Line passenger vessel, Queen of The West, after it suffered an engine fire earlier this morning.

    The Queen of The West was beached in a controlled manner in the vicinity of Maryhill State Park, where the passengers were offloaded safely over the vessel