▁the ▁Nord ic ▁Em press ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁to ▁B erm uda ▁route . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁Royal ▁Car ib bean ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁Nord ic ▁Em press ▁would ▁be ▁undert aking ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁cru ises ▁in ▁South ▁America . ▁Short ly ▁after ▁these ▁cru ises ▁were ▁put ▁on ▁sale , ▁Royal ▁Car ib bean ▁decided ▁to ▁replace ▁the ▁Nord ic ▁Em press ▁with ▁the ▁S pl end our ▁of ▁the ▁Se as ▁on ▁the ▁South ▁American ▁it iner aries , ▁leaving ▁the ▁Nord ic ▁Em press ▁in ▁the ▁Car ib bean . ▁▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁engine ▁room ▁fire ▁▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁the ▁Nord ic ▁Em press ▁suffered ▁extensive ▁engine ▁room ▁fire ▁damage ▁while ▁sail ing ▁ 1 4 0 ▁miles ▁north ▁of ▁B erm uda . ▁Sub sequ ent ▁investigation ▁revealed ▁the ▁cause ▁of ▁the ▁fire ▁was ▁failure ▁of ▁a ▁loose ▁b olt ▁in ▁a ▁fuel ▁line ▁fl ange ▁assembly ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁impro per ly ▁rep a ired . ▁The ▁broken ▁b olt ▁caused ▁the ▁fl ange ▁assembly ▁to ▁separate , ▁allowing ▁fuel ▁to ▁leak ▁around ▁the ▁engine . ▁M om ents ▁after ▁a ▁low ▁fuel ▁pressure ▁alarm ▁sound ed ▁in ▁the ▁engine ▁room , ▁the ▁le aking ▁fuel ▁ign ited ▁against ▁the ▁hot ▁engine ▁surfaces , ▁causing ▁a ▁large ▁explos ion ▁that ▁was ▁visible ▁on ▁the ▁engine ▁room ▁C CT V . ▁The ▁engines ▁were ▁stopped ▁immediately ▁and ▁all ▁fuel ▁p umps ▁switched ▁off