A cruise ship with 3,500 people on board suffered no structural damage and begin the journey back to Boston, after run aground in Bermuda, said on Wednesday the company Norwegian Cruise Line. Independent team of divers and inspectors conducted a "thorough assessment" and "confirmed the structural integrity of the ship and the technical failure that caused the malfunction in the steering system was identified and corrected. The Norwegian Dawn cruise ship with 2,443 passengers and 1,059 crew on board, suffered the failure to sail from Bermuda, the British archipelago in the Atlantic, causing it to deviate from its course and ran aground. The company said there were no injuries and the passengers continued to receive all the services of the cruise. The ship was refloated at high tide with night and inspected Wednesday morning. The company apologized to the passengers, who were offered a discount on a next cruise. The Norwegian Dawn sails on a cruise back and forth between Boston and Bermuda for a week. USA Today reported that the Norwegian Dawn has a history of problems with electricity malfunctions

NCL released statement saying “On Wednesday, May 20, a thorough assessment of Norwegian Dawn was completed by Norwegian’s technical operations team, an independent dive team, and DNVGL inspectors, representing the ship's classification society, while the ship was alongside in Heritage Wharf, Bermuda. The team confirmed the structural integrity of the ship and the technical issue which caused the steering malfunction was identified and corrected. The ship is expected to be cleared to depart Bermuda at 3pm today and resume sailing to Boston, and is expected to arrive on Friday as scheduled. Norwegian Dawn’s next voyage will depart as scheduled on May 22.

We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience and greatly appreciate our guests’ understanding. All guests sailing on the current voyage will receive a future cruise credit of 15% of their cruise fare to use towards a future Norwegian cruise.”