20 SEP: Orion Expedition Cruises said its 100-passenger Orion II had a soft grounding into mud while leaving the wharf at Sandakan in Sabah, Borneo, about 7pm local time on Sunday, industry website travelpulse.com reports.
The company said the grounding resulted "from what appears to be an electronics failure."
No passengers or crew were hurt and the ship did not appear to be damaged.
The ship, which joined Orion in June, to the wharf, and class and insurers were notified as required.
Guests were transferred ashore to spend the night in a hotel, accompanied by members of the expedition team.
The evacuation of the ship went smoothly, according to a travel agent who is aboard.
"The Orion crew has been extraordinary," the agent wrote in a Facebook post. "We spent a comfortable night in a lovely hotel while they have tried to sort this out."
The passengers reboarded the ship yesterday morning.
