<br /> <p>A cruise ship en route from Melbourne to New Zealand lost power and became stranded with more than 3,000 passengers on board, around 30 kilometres from Victoria’s east coast.</p><p>The ABC reported</a> The Norwegian Star lost power on Friday, February 10. Two tugboats were sent to retrieve the vessel and tow it back to Port Melbourne.</p><br /><p>While the Herald Sun reported</a> passengers were advised the process could take three to five days, the ship made its way back to Melbourne late Saturday evening.</p><br /><p>The video shows a tugboat bringing the cruise liner back to Port Melbourne in the middle of the night. Credit: Schony747 via Storyful</p><br />