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Article: United States Lines' ms Patriot Undergoes Repairs.
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- PR Newswire
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- February 23, 2001
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NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 23 /PRNewswire/ --
United States Lines, a subsidiary of American Classic Voyages Co. (Nasdaq: AMCV), today announced that its 1,212-passenger ship, the ms Patriot, returned to its home port of Honolulu, Hawaii, on Tuesday, February 20, so that a thrust bearing in the vessel's generator drive train could be replaced. The Patriot had departed Honolulu on Saturday, February 17, for its weekly 7-night cruise of the Hawaiian Islands, and passengers visited Nawiliwili, Kauai, on Sunday night and Monday as scheduled. Port calls at Kahului, Maui, and Hilo and Kona on the Big Island of Hawaii were canceled.
"While safety was never in question, ...