The cruise ship Song of America was forced to return to Miami after an engine seized up and started a small fire , but no one was hurt . The ship left Miami on Wednesday with about 1,300 passengers on a Caribbean cruise . Rick Steck , a spokesman for Royal Caribbean Cruise Line said the fire was quickly doused by crewmembers . The passengers , who had been brought on board , were allowed to resume the evening 's activities . The 705-foot ship turned around and returned to Cozumel on its remaining three engines to replenish its supplies . The passengers stayed aboard , and the ship will return to Miami on Thursday or Friday .
The cruise ship Song of America was forced to return to port after an engine seized up and started a small fire, but no one was hurt. The ship left Miami on Sunday with about 1,300 passengers on a Caribbean cruise. Rick Steck, a spokesman for Royal Caribbean Cruise Line said the fire was quickly doused by crewmembers. The passengers, who had been brought on deck, were allowed to resume the evening's activities. The 705-foot ship turned around and returned to Cozumel on its remaining three engines to replenish firefighting supplies. The passengers stayed aboard, and the ship will return to Miami on Thursday or Friday.