[buccaneer81]

The sub had earlier hit that cruise ship with a new EMP weapon

OK , now that's the dumbest rumor I've seen yet. The passengers' cell phones and personal computers were just fine. They would have been fried in an EMP attack.

[screaminsunshine]

Not if they were off. And they are not telling what caused the problems. It could not be one of six generators in separate compartments.