When Princess ships arrive at Juneau’s South Franklin Street Dock every summer, vessels do something quite unique — they turn off the diesel engines and literally “plug in” to the city’s own surplus hydroelectric power. A similar process happens when ships visit the ports of Seattle and Vancouver. The first program of its kind in the world, Princess’ shore power program made history when it first began operations in the Alaska capital in the summer of 2001. The shore power hookup is the result …
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Expedition cruise ship returning from Antarctica experiences power loss
The 100-passenger Clelia II experienced a power loss Tuesday while sailing across the Drake Passage.
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