A cruise ship that caught fire following a possible explosion on Wednesday in Portland will not complete its voyage.
American Queen Voyages, the company that owns the 286-foot Ocean Navigator, announced Thursday that the vessel will not be departing Portland to travel to St. John, New Brunswick, as planned.
“We deeply regret any inconvenience this may cause our passengers, and we want to emphasize that this decision was not made lightly,” the company wrote in a statement.
Firefighters responded to the vessel docked at the Ocean Gateway Pier at 7:25 a.m. on Wednesday.
Smoke was reported in the engine room, and that there had been a possible explosion related to a generator there, according to the Portland Fire Department.
The situation was brought under control in less than 15 minutes, Sean Donaghue, the department’s spokesperson, said.
“The ship’s crew was well-trained, and they had made a pretty good attack by the time we arrived,” Donaghue said.
Despite the quick resolution, the company said it was canceling the rest of the trip out of concern for damage from the fire and “adverse weather conditions” forecast for the weekend.
The vessel was carrying 128 passengers and 82 crew at the time of the fire. One crew member was reported taken to a local hospital Wednesday for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.
There was no update on the crewperson’s condition Thursday.
No one else was hurt.
A company spokesperson said Thursday that American Queen is making alternative travel arrangements for the vessel’s passengers.