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COPENHAGEN–The Norwegian cruise ship MS Maud suffered a power outage after a rogue wave shattered windows on the bridge while it sailed in the North Sea, causing the vessel to lose its ability to navigate, Danish authorities and the ship’s owner said on Thursday.
The 266 passengers and 131 crew members were safe, according to the Danish Joint Rescue Coordination Centre.
“There is no power on the ship. The main engine is functioning but the navigation systems and radars are not,” a spokesperson for the centre, which is responsible for coordinating search and rescue operations, said.
While sailing roughly 200 kilometers (120 miles) off Denmark’s west coast and roughly 330 kilometers off Britain’s east coast, strong winds blasted windows on the bridge of the vessel, allowing water to enter and resulting in a power failure on the bridge, the center said.
