Power was restored on the P&O ferry after three lifeboats were launched after a “mechanical problem” in the Irish Sea.
According to Marine Traffic, he was driving five miles from Larne in Northern Ireland for more than an hour on Tuesday afternoon.
P&O tweeted that tugs had been deployed to haul it back to port.
However, shortly afterwards, the Coast Guard said: “The European trail has restored power and is now heading to Larne at its own power after an earlier mechanical failure.”
It says the Queen Victoria cruise ship and local coastguards and lifeboats are available, but there is no danger to passengers.
Three lifeboats were sent to the scene between 2 and 3 p.m., RNLI reported.
The Maritime and Coast Guard Agency inspected the company’s ships following safety concerns caused by the controversial mass layoffs of P&O.
The ship that caused problems, the European Causeway, was not released until April 8.
He was banned from sailing after an initial inspection on March 25 found 31 safety violations.
The ship was eventually allowed to run on the Larn-Kernrian route again after a re-inspection.
P&O said an independent investigation would investigate the reason for the power outage on Tuesday.
The company called it a “temporary mechanical problem” and said the tugs remained on standby as they continued to the coast of Northern Ireland.
“No injuries have been reported on board and all relevant authorities have been informed. Once it arrives at the dock, a fully independent investigation will be launched, “he added.
The RMT union called the incident “deeply worrying, not least for the agency’s crew and passengers on board”.
P&O caused discontent after it abruptly replaced nearly 800 workers with the agency’s cheaper staff on March 17th, a decision it later declared illegal.
The government’s supervisory body for misconduct has launched criminal and civil investigations against the company.
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