Norwegian Cruise Ship Carrying Thousands Refloated After Running Aground

People look at the Norwegian Escape cruise ship at the Taino Bay Port, in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, on March 15, 2022. Erika Santelices/AFP via Getty Images

A Norwegian cruise ship with more than a thousand passengers onboard has been refloated on Tuesday after running aground off the Dominican Republic the previous day.

Whascar de Jesus Garcia, a Puerto Plata’s provincial office manager, said strong winds had caused the 1,069 feet-long vessel to ground itself on Monday as it left the Taino Bay port at Puerto Plata in the Dominican Republic