An MSC Cruises ship lost propulsion off the coast of Italy.
MSC World Europa suffered an electrical problem with its engines on Aug. 25, the Italian Coast Guard said. The ship was roughly eight nautical miles southwest of the island of Ponza at the time.
The ship is currently sailing Mediterranean cruises, according to CruiseMapper. There were 6,496 guests and 2,089 crew members on board at the time.
The ship’s generators maintained essential services for passengers, Italian officials said. Propulsion was later restored, and the ship then made its way back to Naples independently. The Coast Guard did not specify the duration of the outage.
MSC told USA TODAY there were “no safety issues” and all guests were notified of the delay. In a separate statement on Aug. 26, the cruise line said the ship was in its next scheduled port, Messina in Sicily, and would stay there until continuing to Valletta, Malta, that evening.
World Europa launched in 2022 and was the first in the cruise line’s World Class. Sister vessel MSC World America debuted earlier this year, and a third vessel, MSC World Asia, is set to launch in 2026.
The incident is not the only one of its kind in recent months. A Celebrity Cruises ship lost power off the coast of Italy in August for less than three hours, leaving the vessel to drift briefly.
Royal Caribbean Group, the line’s parent company, told USA TODAY at the time that the team had been addressing “a technical issue,” but did not provide further details.
Nathan Diller is a consumer travel reporter for USA TODAY based in Nashville. You can reach him at ndiller@usatoday.com.
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