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Norwegian cruise ship freed from reef off Bermuda to leave for Boston

Xinhua, May 21, 2015 Adjust font size:

A Norwegian Cruise Line ship, running aground Tuesday on a reef near Bermuda, departed for Boston on Wednesday after its steering system was fixed, the company said in a statement.

The Norwegian Dawn, carrying 2,675 passengers and 1,062 crew members on board, hit the reef late Tuesday. No injures were reported.

After the accident, the cruise was docked at the Atlantic island's Heritage Wharf in Bermuda before a team of experts found it safe to operate after inspecting Wednesday.

"A thorough assessment of Norwegian Dawn was completed by Norwegian's technical operations team, an independent dive team and DNVGL inspectors, while the ship was alongside in Heritage Wharf, Bermuda," the statement said.

"The team confirmed the structural integrity of the ship and the technical issue which caused the steering malfunction were identified and corrected," it said.

The company said a "temporarily lost power" affected the ship's propulsion, which caused the ship to make contact with the channel bed.

Passengers on the current trip will receive a 15 percent credit for a future cruise. Endite