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href=\"https:\/\/www.cruisebooking.com\/destinations\/alaska\">Alaska<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>All 51 passengers and 16 crew members were transferred to the Sapphire Princess via a water shuttle.<\/p>\n<p>Sapphire Princess reported that there were no injuries and that its crew was taking great care of passengers.<\/p>\n<div class=\"articles-video text-center\"><iframe class=\"hide\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Mv2ElRWBKns\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>To assist these passengers in their forward travel, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cruisebooking.com\/cruise-lines\/princess-cruises\">Princess Cruises<\/a> continues to work with the US Coast Guard and local authorities.<\/p>\n<p>Our crew at Sapphire Princess was led by Captain Todd McBain and we would like to thank our colleagues at the Coast Guard for their assistance,&#8221; Princess said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>On May 31, the Sapphire Princess 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