<p>A federal judge on Wednesday ordered Norwegian Cruise Line to pay a $1 million fine after the company pleaded guilty to gross negligence in court -- five years after a boiler explosion on the historic SS Norway killed eight crew members and seriously injured 10 others in the Port of Miami.</p><p>U.S. District Judge Federico Moreno also ordered Norwegian to pay $13.75 million preliminary restitution to the victims and set a June 20 hearing to consider related issues.</p><p>The U.S. attorney's office said the Miami-based cruise line admitted in the criminal plea agreement that it operated the vessel in a ``grossly negligent manner that endangered the lives, limbs and property of the persons on board.''</p><p>A National Transportation Safety Board report on the May 25, 2003, accident, showed Norwegian Cruise engineers had expressed concerns since the late 1990s about the condition of the four boilers that powered the elegant ship.</p><p>The high-pressure boilers, each holding 20 tons of 528-degree water, had a history of cracks, leaks, corrosion and repairs. In a plea agreement, Norwegian Cruise admitted it had failed to insure that proper inspections, maintenance and repairs of the boilers were carried out.</p><font color="#000000"></font>