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Cruise ship reaches Honolulu after electrical problem

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The cruise ship Grand Princess this morning docked in Honolulu Harbor, where repairs will be made after what had been reported as a small fire in an engine room led to loss of power at sea.

The cruise ship Grand Princess this morning docked in Honolulu Harbor, where repairs will be made after what had been reported as a small fire in an engine room led to loss of power at sea.

The ship experienced electrical problems about 20 miles off Hilo Monday morning, and with 2,592 passengers aboard a decision was made to bypass a port call there.

Princess Cruises, which operates the ship, said at about 5:30 a.m. Monday, the propulsion circuit breaker in the aft switchboard suffered a “significant failure,” resulting in smoke. The company said assessments and repairs would be made in Honolulu.

No injuries occurred as a result of the incident, the ship’s representatives said.

Passengers arriving in Honolulu this morning said that the captain and crew were helpful during the outage and power was restored in about an hour.

“I feel we should be okay from here on out,” said Bonnie Crosby, a resident of Ohio.

Crosby said the she was a little disappointed that the ship hadn’t been able to stop in Hilo but that she and other passengers still had other stops — including Kauai, Maui and Ensenada, Mexico.

Bill Roach, another passenger, said he’d heard those aboard would be partially refunded due to missing the Hilo stop.

“That’s good faith. I like that,” said Roach, a San Antonio resident.

The ship, which departed San Francisco on Nov. 25, was scheduled to make day stops on Hawaii Island, Oahu, Kauai and Maui, before heading to Ensenada. It’s scheduled to return to San Francisco on Dec. 10.

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