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| 2011 (9 incidents) |
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| Sergei Abramov Russian riverboat |
RiaNovosti reports a fire on a passenger vessel moored at a Moscow river port was finally extinguished after a thirteen hour struggle by firefighters on Monday evening. Four people on board were injured and one crewmember is still missing. “The fire was extinguished at 5.27 p.m Moscow time [13.27 GMT],” the source said, adding the boat is underwater at the stern but the burnt-out bow remains afloat. The three-deck river boat Sergei Abramov caught fire early on Monday. The fire quickly engulfed the vessel and caused it to list. Emergency crews will attempt to settle the vessel on the riverbed to prevent engine oil spilling into the river, the source said. According to a preliminary investigation, the fire might have been caused by defective electric wiring or fire-safety violations. | Fire - sunk |
| Amsterdam Holland America Line |
From a passenger: At about 3:45am the quiet of the night was broken by the loud quick bursts of the fire alarm horn. Everyone was awake after the alarm but we had to wait about 5 minutes before the officer of the watch came on the PA system and said that there was apparently a fire in the incinerator room and fire fighting teams were on their way to take appropriate action. Some passengers were scurrying around getting valuables and warm clothing together in case abandon ship was necessary while others just went back to sleep. About 3:55am Captain Eversen came on the PA system and explained that a fire had been found in a hydraulic unit in the incinerator room. An automatic alarm had been set off by a remote sensor. At 4:20am the Captain announced that the fire was put out and we were all in the clear again. | Fire |
| Ocean Princess Princess Cruises |
A poster at Cruise Critic reports: We were all awakened last night around 12:45 or so with a broadcast announcement calling for an assessment team. Nothing else came over the PA system so settled back in to go to sleep, since we didn't hear any Sierra Papa code - but as you can imagine, rumors of all kinds ran rampant until the Captain made an extensive announcement at 9AM today explaining that there had been a small fire in one of the generators, quickly noted, responded to, contained without serious damage. He gave a lot more detail than that, but the upshot is that all is well, damage is minimal, and repairs are being done and the generator (one of four, we can get by on two) should be back online sometime during the day. | Fire |
| Pella The Arab Bridge Company |
ABC News reports a Jordanian man died while 1,246 other passengers and crew members, most of them Egyptians, were rescued following a fire Thursday aboard their ferry that was sailing on the Red Sea en route to Egypt's port of Nuweiba. The blaze had broken out earlier in the day in the ferry's cargo section during the voyage across the Gulf of Aqaba. As flames rose up into the sky, a Jordanian rescue ship reached the stricken vessel about 10 miles (16 kilometers) off the coast of Jordan. The rescuers managed to extinguish the blaze but an unidentified Jordanian man died after jumping into the water and fatally injuring himself. Twelve passengers suffered from smoke inhalation and were taken to a Jordanian hospital. The remaining 1,230 passengers — all Egyptians — were placed aboard another ferry that subsequently sailed off to Egypt. The ship's passengers were mostly Egyptian expatriate workers returning home for the Muslim Eid al-Adha holiday, which starts on Sunday. | Fire - Evacuation |
| Queen Mary 2 Cunard Line |
A post at Cruise Critic states: I have the following on very good authority as of 21:00 Oct 5, 2011: A gas carbine in the engine room of the QM2 caught on fire this evening. Cunard staff were given a 90 minute warning in order to prepare to deploy the lifeboats. Guests had their children dropped off and their animals picked up from the kennels. Apparently it is now under control, but people are understandably shaken up. They are currently in extremely rough seas and my source tells me that "things are flying all over the ship". In one instance a copier machine was ripped from its harnass and destroyed into 8 pieces. That's all I know at the moment. NOTE: The ship will arrive in New York City October 7th at the end of its Atlantic Canada cruise. UPDATE from Cruise Critic: I'm on the QM2 at the moment so will let you know what's being going on. Yesterday we sailed through a force 11 storm. The captain said that two other ships from Silversea and Celebrity had to turn back to safe harbour but we battled through it. It got really bad in the afternoon, plates were flying off tables and we could hear crashing crockery all over the place. I heard all the crystal in the shop smashed and a couple of windows too. I saw a couple of piles of vomit in the public areas. (lovely!). Then as we were getting ready for dinner there was the crew alarm for the crew to muster. The guests on first sitting all had to leave the dining room and guests were told to stay in their rooms. We were told later by the captain that there had been a small fire in the gas turbine rendering it useless. Everything returned to normal apart from our second sitting dinner being delayed by 15 minutes. We have been told that we will be delayed by 2 hours getting into NY tomorrow morning. A very exciting day but I heard some passengers were very upset and distraught. All ok now. From a passenger: Just got off the ship, the fire incident was a little scary,as we were outside of Halifax. We got the first notice to pickup your children from the evening care room and animals from the kennels abbot 7:45 pm. That notice kinda of sent chills up your spine. | Engine room fire |
| Nordlys Hurtigruten |
Norway International Network reports two crew members were found dead on board a Hurtigruten vessel hit by fire in its engine room Thursday morning. Passengers and other crew on board the vessel were evacuated, many by lifeboat. The number of persons injured was set at 16. The MS Nordlys is one of the vessels in the Hurtigruten fleet that sails north and south along the coast of Norway. Hurtigruten officials said there were 262 persons on board the Nordlys including 207 passengers and a crew of 55. Around 100 passengers were evacuated in the vessel’s lifeboats before the vessel managed to make its way into the west coast city of Ålesund with assistance from emergency vessels. Other passengers and crew were taken off the vessel on improvised gangways from the vessel to the pier and later to a local hotel. UPDATE: The Washington Post reports salvage teams reported progress on Friday as they pumped water from the cruise liner in danger of capsizing, a day after a fire on board killed two crew members and forced the evacuation of 260 other people. The ship, which tilted critically at an angle of 21.7 degrees in the morning, had slowly righted itself and was listing at 16 degrees in the evening as additional pumps spewed water from the slanting ship’s bowels, officials said. | Fire - abandon ship |
| Victorian Princess Victorian Princess Cruise Lines |
The Times News reports the 112-foot paddleboat that plies Lake Erie during the warm weather months was seriously damaged by a fire that broke out in the engine room while undergoing repairs. Wortkers were doing welding on the outside of the boat when heat from that transferred to the inside of the boat, where it hit some combustible materials. | Fire |
| Ocean Star Pacific Ocean Star Cruises |
Associated Press reports a generator fire knocked out power to the ship, forcing the evacuation of nearly 800 passengers and crew Saturday. The fire was quickly controlled Saturday morning and there were no injuries; 522 passengers and 226 crew members were being evacuated by catamaran to the port of Huatulco and would then be flown to Mexico City. The ship is about 6 miles (10 kilometers) offshore and will be towed to Huatulco for repairs. The vessel was headed from Huatulco to Acapulco, resorts on Mexico's southern Pacific coast. Tthe ship has a capacity for 1,050 passengers. | Fire - Loss of power |
| Thomson Dream Thomson Cruises |
A review posted at Cruise.Co.UK reports there was a starboard engine fire early in the cruise that departed Barbados on December 30. Despite rumours of it being serious, there is no indication at this point that it impacted the itinerary and no reported injuries. | Fire
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| 2010 (6 incidents) | ||
| Musica MSC Cruises |
Brazilian media report a fire in the engine room knocked out air conditioning and the water supply. The ship had boarded at Rio de Janeiro and was supposed to leave at 18:00 for an eight-day trip with stopovers in the ports of Recife, Maceió and Salvador. With no airconditioning and no water supply, passengers were angered. Nevertheless, shortly after 18:30 the sound system announced the departure of the ship. Disgusted, a group of about 50 people took to the gangway of the ship, preventing it to be hoisted. The trip was then canceled. The ship is due to re-enter service on Dec. 26 from Rio for its scheduled week-long cruise to Salvador, Buzios, Copacabana and Ilha Grande. | Fire - Canceled cruise |
| Carnival Splendor Carnival Cruise Lines |
The Daily Breeze reports a seven-day Mexican Riviera cruise was sidelined today when an engine room caught fire in Mexico. The ship left Port of Long Beach on Sunday with 3,299 guests and 1,167 crew members. A fire was detected in the aft engine room at 6 a.m. Guests were told to move from their cabins to the Lido Deck, which is on the upper level and has outdoor space, she said. The ship was operating on emergency generators. The fire was extinguished by 9 a.m. but a reflash occurred. Smoke remains in the area and crew members were working on restarting one of the vessel's main generators in the forward engine room. Two guests and a crew member suffered panic attacks, but no one was physically injured. The ship is located approximately 55 miles west of Punta San Jacinto, Mexico. Sea conditions are calm and skies are clear. UPDATE: John Heald's blog reports: "given the ship’s speed and current position, we have decided to take the vessel to San Diego where it is expected to arrive late Thursday. Additionally, we are in the process of making all the necessary hotel and flight arrangements for our guests. If the ship is unable to maintain sufficient speed under tow, it is possible that we could revert to the previous plan and dock in Ensenada. Last night, the ship’s engineers were able to restore toilet service to most cabins and all public bathrooms, as well as cold running water. Currently several key hotel systems, including air conditioning, hot food service and telephones, are not available. The ship’s crew continues to actively work to restore other services. Guests are able to move about the ship and food and beverage service, along with some shipboard programming, including children’s activities and entertainment, are being provided." Update: The ship arrived in San Diego Friday at 8:30 AM. According to an article in Travel Weekly, "it was surprising that the fire disabled the ship’s electrical systems to such a degree. On most oceangoing large ships — but above all on a cruise ship, which has multiple generators — having one of [the generators] totally destroyed by fire or anything else should not affect its services in the least."There is a lot of redundancy there. This seems like a very poor design ... When just a switchboard is burned or damaged and even the main propulsion cannot work.... It should not happen. Imagine if the weather was really bad, with 100-foot waves and that ship in the middle of the ocean with no propulsive power." NOTE: The ship will return to service January 16, 2011. Make that February 20, 2011 | Fire |
| Lisco Gloria | The Independent reports more than 200 passengers and crew were evacuated after a ferry caught fire near the German island of Fehmarn in the Baltic Sea. The Lithuanian passenger and car ferry Lisco Gloria was en route from the northern city of Kiel to the Lithuanian port of Klaipeda when an explosion occurred around midnight local time.The ferry MS Deutschland and a police vessel had been nearby at the time at the accident and came to the rescue of passengers either swimming in the water or clinging to liferafts. Several people were injured and three taken to hospital by helicopter. According to a spokesperson, "The vessel is ablaze ... and it is realistic to expect that it will burn the whole day." | Fire |
| Infinity Celebrity Cruises |
From a passenger: During our June 18th to June 25 cruise to Alaska There were two major problems. The first in Ketchecan on June 20. We were unable to depart for 5 or 6 hours due to the bridge not able to control the engines. This forced them to skip the Tracy Arm fiords the main reason we took this trip. They gave us a $200.00 credit per stateroom which was an insult. Problem 2 on June 23rd in Skagway an electrical fire caused the power to go out for a few hours during the early seating dinner. They did not keep us informed and we left for the second time. They offered no compensation. This was our 10th cruise and the first bad one. Won't recommend Celebrity. | Fire, Engine problems |
| Deutschland Peter Deilmann Cruises |
Dagbladet.no reports a fire broke out in the engine room while the ship was docked in Eidfjord, Hordalan (Norway). All passengers have been evacuated. The fire, which broke out around 12:30 P.M., was reportedly put out by 4 p.m. Oslo daily paper Aftenposten said the fire flared again half an hour later but was out by 5 p.m. Emergency personnel report the affected engine compartment was isolated by fire doors and crew began fighting the blaze before shoreside firefighters arrived. The ship arrived from Flam and was scheduled to continue to Hamburg at 19:00 tonight. UPDATE: The ship will be towed to Bergen for an assessment of damage. The seven day cruise scheduled for June 25th has been canceled. | Fire |
| Norwegian Epic Norwegian Cruise Line |
USA Today reports a fire broke out earlier this week on the 150,000-ton Norwegian Epic at STX France's shipyard in St. Nazaire, France, where the vessel is under construction. The fire broke out just after 11:00 p.m. Monday on the rear of Deck 4, causing damage mostly to the ship's wiring. A full investigation is currently in process to determine the cause and extent of damage, and that the ship's June 24th maiden cruise is still on track. | Fire |
| Princess Sophie | Novinite (Sofia News Agency) reports more than 150 passengers and crew have been safely rescued from a burning cruise ship near Novi Sad, Serbia. Bulgarian River Shipping Jsc said sailors on the Bulgarian vessel Nayden Kirov helped evacuate passengers from the river cruise ship that caught fire Friday night on the Danube River. The cruise vessel was anchored on the Serbian side of the Danube River when the fire began. The cause of the blaze was not reported. The sailors-turned-rescuers also helped Serbian firefighters extinguish the blaze as the Bulgarian vessel had to be used as a firefighting platform. No injuries were reported, but the rescued passengers reportedly received assistance from ambulance workers. |
Fire |
| Zenith (Pullmantur Cruises) |
The Local (Sweden) reports all passengers were evacuated (two crew members were sent to hospital for smoke inhalation) when the ship had a major fire while docked at Stockholm. The newspaper reports some passengers jumped into the water from the ship. It is not known where the fire began (other than in the stern of the vessel) or the full extent of damages - one report says the fire was caused by a welding torch. There was considerable smoke coming from the ship even after the fire was extinguished. UPDATE: The ship sailed at 5:30 AM on August 19th (it had been scheduled to leave yesterday evening). One crewman was released from hospital this morning, and the other is expected to be released later today. The fire had been sparked by welding on a lower deck. Apart from smoke, there was no damage to the ship. UPDATE: Swedish morning newspaper Dagens Nyheter confirmed that the fire was started by two welders doing work at the front end of a lower deck. The two men unsuccessfully tried to bring the fire under control themselves and ended up going to the hospital for smoke inhalation. | Fire |
| Atlantic Vision (Marine Atlantic) |
CBC reports a Marine Atlantic passenger ferry heading to Newfoundland returned to North Sydney, N.S. after a fire broke out on board. Fire was reported in the ship's thermal heating unit shortly after it set sail for Port-aux-Basques at 6 a.m. AT. It returned to port an hour later. The fire, which was confined to the boiler room, has since been put out. There have been no reports of injuries. The ferry will be out of service for at least 24 hours. | Fire |
Crown Princess |
From a reader: My friend is on board the Crown Princess Mediterranean Explorer itinerary. She emailed me this morning with the following information: "Yep- we heard it from the head of passenger services - there was a fire on board this morning.
We heard an announcement that said "immediate containment in room---" Later we were in the Sky Walker lounge and the head of passenger services was there to chit chat again and he volunteered the information. Story is- woman smoking in her room was collecting her ashes in a napkin and wrapping them up to put in the trash can. Destroyed her room. She is being escorted off tomorrow and charged for the repair of the room. He then told us about the sensors to pick up candles and then smoke!! The sprinklers do more damage than fire." Note - This clarification was offered by another reader: I was disturbed to read the last sentence. Being a firefighter, sprinklers SAVE LIVES, and protect property. When a sprinkler is activated, it contains the fire until firefighters arrive, then the sprinklers must be turned off at a reasonable timeframe, usually when the firefighters with hoses have contained the blaze. So the sentence, they cause more damage is just wrong! Note: Many cruise ships have fog nozzles rather than sprinklers in the main
crew/passenger areas. These are just as effective, but cause less damage should
they be activated. |
Fire |
| Royal Princess (Princess Cruises) |
Cruise Critic reports a fire broke out in the engine room at 8:10 p.m. local time on Thursday as the ship was departing from Port Said, Egypt. A statement from Princess says that passengers aboard were called to their muster stations and fire teams were deployed. All 733 passengers and 393 crewmembers have been accounted for, and there have been no resulting injuries onboard the ship, which is currently in the middle of a 12-night Holy Land sailing from Rome to Athens. Royal Princess is currently anchored off the coast of Port Said. Princess spokeswoman Karen Candy said there is no word yet on whether the incident will delay any of the ship's remaining calls in Ashdod (Jerusalem), Haifa, Kusadasi or Patmos Island. The ship is due in Athens on the 25th. UPDATE: Princess Cruises released the following statement: In order to fully assess the impact of the engine fire that occurred earlier this evening, we plan to bring Royal Princess back into Port Said, Egypt tomorrow. The assessment process includes flying various technical experts and regulatory authorities to the ship for a complete inspection, and they should be arriving onboard by tomorrow evening. So while our own assessment will occur throughout the day tomorrow, we expect the full assessment to be complete on Saturday. This means Royal Princess will be spending Friday and Saturday in Port Said. UPDATE June 19: Princess reports that the current cruise and the next cruise (June 25) will be cancelled because damage is greater than initially thought. Passengers on both voyages will receive a full refund of their fare, plus a future cruise credit equal to 25% of the cruise fare paid for these sailings. | Fire |
| Sea Cloud (Sea CLoud Cruises) |
Panorama News (Gibraltar) reports there was a fire onboard a cruise sailing ship at the weekend, as the ship sailed out of Gibraltar. There were 96 passengers on the 'Sea Cloud', which had the fire extinguised by the fire brigade before returning back to the Rock. | Fire |
| Golden Princess (Princess Cruises) |
From a passenger: Just got back from a 14 day cruise to Hawaii. On Sunday March 22nd just before midnight the ship's main fire alarm sounded off. The assesment crew was sent to the engine room. The Captain came on the PA system and announced a reported fire in the main engine room. The crew was scrurrying around with their life vests on. I went up to the top deck to see the smoke stacks. The ship had slowed down to less than half speed and there was a strange burning smell. About 20 minutes later the Captain came back on and announced that a turbocharger on one of the main engines had blown a seal, set off the smoke detectors and blinded the cameras. Within an hour we were back up to speed again. Also we aborted the port docking in Nawiliwili, Kauai. We were told this was due to high winds although they didnt seem all the high? Some of the crew members confessed that this port is missed about 1 out of 4 times?? Had I known this I might have thought twice about booking this cruise. | Fire |
| Costa Romatica (Costa Cruises) |
Merco
Press reports the ship is anchored seven miles off the Uruguayan
sea resort of Punta del Este after having suffered last night a brief
blackout caused by a fire in the generators room. It was traveling from
Rio do Janeiro where it left February 23 and was expected to reach
Buenos Aires early morning today. According to a release from Costa
Cruises the blaze was rapidly contained with no risk for passengers,
crew or the vessel. Travelers were immediately informed of the incident
and electricity was immediately restored with emergency equipment. A
team of Uruguayan experts with the support from the local Coast Guard
are currently assessing the extent of the damages and helping with the
repairs. The vessel is expected to resume its schedule this evening.
Most passengers on board are Brazilian, Argentines, Chileans and
Mexicans. Update: The Earth
Times reports 1,429 passengers and 590 crew members were
evacuated after efforts to repair the generator were unsuccessful.
Those on board were evacuated in boats to the resort town of Punta del
Esta about 13 kilometres from where the ship had anchored and about 120
kilometres east of Uruguayan capital Montevideo. They were then
transferred to Buenos Aires for flights home. Update: The cruise scheduled to
depart February 26 has been canaceled given the need for repairs. As
reported at Cruising
Talk, passengers on that cruise were put up in hotels paid for by
Costa which is in the process of arranging an alternate vacation at a
land-based resort through March 12, when the cruise would have ended.
Those who do not want to take the resort option will receive a refund
of the amount paid and full assistance with their onward travels,
whether they booked their original air arrangements on their own or
with Costa. All guests on the canceled sailing will also receive a
credit equivalent to 50 percent of the fare paid (for the cruise only)
valid toward a future Costa cruise through December 31, 2010. |
Fire -- Ship evacuated |
| Ecstasy (Carnival Cruise Lines) |
From Cruise
Critic: At 2:30am I got a wake
up call that I did not request....I woke up to the fire alarms going
off. I got up and immediatatley smelled smoke, I heard yelling in the
hall. I opened my cabin door which was E189 on the Empress Deck and
there was a lady in her undies yelling that the ship was on fire and
for us to evacuatate. I got dressed, grabbed my purse, sail and sign
card and my life jacket. There
was NO crew members anywhere to be seen! No one telling us if the fire
was up or down, foward or aft. All I knew was that the Deck was hazy
with smoke and that the smell was horrible. I ended up following others
up to the Atlantic Deck to our muster station. Still no crew. It was
more then 15 minutes after arriving at the Starlight that the first
crew member showed up. She just told us basicly to shut up and sit
down. An elderly lady was injured during the movement and another had
an asthma attack due to all the smoke. I called Carnival and spoke with a sup. I
was told that it was a small fire (how small I dont know, it did cause
quite a bit of smoke and several cabins on that deck were not available
to their occupants for at least 3 hours and at least one passenger had
to be moved - I was in line behind her at the pursers desk - and one
couple in line to disembark were not allowed back into their cabin
right away and thier carpet was soaking wet). Carnival is stating that
they are trying to keep it quiet. I suppose it would be bad plubicity.
So I suppose that is why there are not any reports about it. Finally the crew started showing up with
medical help. I do not know for sure who or what started the fire, but
I was told that some guy set towels afire in his cabin. I did see
someone (a male) being arrested before debarkation and being led away
in hand cuffs off the ship by Customs agents. |
Fire |
| MV Barranda (Tourist Yacht) - Ecuador |
News
Agency Trend News reports a yacht carrying 15 tourists caught fire
near Ecuador's national park on the Galapagos Islands but caused no
injuries. The fire broke out at about 1:00 a.m. (0600 GMT) on Bartolome
Island of the Galapagos Archipelago. All 15 tourists aboard were
immediately evacuated by another two tourist ships near the scene. UPDATE: The
Telegraph reports passengers had to go into the water and wait 30
minutes to be rescued. Shortly before the evacuation they had been told
the waters were known to be shark-infested. |
Fire |
| 2008 (12 incidents) |
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| Pride of Hull (P&O Ferries) |
According to the
BBC, the ferry was left drifting 50 miles (80.5km) from port after
an engine fire broke out. It was returning from Rotterdam to Hull when
the blaze started at about 0530 GMT. Staff on the vessel, which had
several hundred passengers and crew on board, quickly extinguished the
blaze, during which time the other engine was shut down. No one had
been injured and the ferry was due to arrive in Hull later in the day. |
Fire |
| Sea Wind (Tallink Silja) |
Helicopters have evacuated passengers from a cargo ferry in
the Baltic Sea after a fire broke out in the engine room. All 11
passengers were flown to the nearby port of Mariehamn in the Aland
Islands, while the 28 crew members put out the fire. , Robin Lindstrom
from the Turku Rescue Centre said on Tuesday. The ship was en route
from the south-western Finnish port of Turku to Stockholm, Sweden, when
a fire broke out in the engine room at about 2.40am Tuesday (1140
AEDT). The ferry suffered severe fire damage. |
Fire |
| Zuiderdam (Holland America Line) |
A reported has been received that a small fire - believed to
be electrical - was reported overnight on the 30/11/2008. It was
quickly dealt with and no injuries or damage has been reported. |
Fire |
| Eurodam (Holland America Line) |
A blogger reports (here
and here)
that passengers were awakened at 4AM by a fire alarm and the following
over the ship's PA system: "There's not need for concern, ladies and
gentlemen, we've detected a fire in the engine room. No cause for
concern, the ship's crew will be taking care of everything. Fire
crews, emergency response teams, emergency elevator operators, traffic
control teams, hotel manager (and others) all report to your stations,
please." A short time later another announcement was made: "Ladies and
Gentlemen, this is the Captain here. The Fire Suppression System has
done it's job, and the temperature is dropping in the boiler. I'm going
to stop giving you updates now, do please go back to sleep and enjoy an
unworried slumber." |
Fire |
| Norwegian Dream (Norwegian Cruise Line) |
From a passenger: At about 2:45 a.m. an electrical fire
broke out on deck three in an electrical locker of the ship. It was
enroute to Boston on the final leg of her final cruise as the Norwegian
Dream. Code Bravo deck three 3019 was called over some parts of the
ship including some passenger cabins.The crew responded and succeeded
in extinguishing the fire.The captain explained the situation later in
the day during His regular report to the Passengers. |
Fire |
| Azamara Quest (Azamara Cruises) |
From a passenger: While docked in Chios (Greece)
there was a fire in the ship laundry room. Most passengers were on
excursions at the time. It was reported that 5 local fire engines
responded but were not needed. The fire was contained quickly and it
did not effect the schedule. There was also a problem with availability
of hot water in some starboard forward cabins but it was also addressed
promptly. |
Fire |
| Fantasy (Carnival Cruise Lines) |
A passenger writes: Today
we got evacuated from the
cabin and made to go to the Lido Deck while they put out either a fire
in the crew area or something started by a welder. This ship is not
ready to be on the sea y'all. Really. We had to stay up there for about
four hours. At least that was better than the ones that were ashore in
Cozumel and could not reboard for that time. Fun fun fun. Another Passenger posted the following from
a letter sent to pax after the incident: Our crew was performing a maintenance
function on one of the lower decks. The work involved the cutting of a
large pipe and during this procedure, residue within the pipe became
overheated. This created a significant amount of smoke which then
traveled to areas on several higher decks. There was no fire associated
with this incident and the crew quickly controlled the source of the
smoke. As a safety
precaution, we advised all guests to report to the open deck areas and
we temporarily limited access to the ship via the gangway. We then made
a full assessment of the incident to be sure that there was no safety
concerns. After a complete evaluation, we confirmed that this situation
was under control and there were no safety issues. Guests were then
advised that they no longer needed to remain on the open decks and
gangway access was re-opened. |
?Fire? |
| Zuiderdam (Holland America Line) |
A passenger reports there was an onboard fire while the ship
was docked at Dubrovnik. S/he returned to the ship at around 1:30 PM,
and during lunch heard a fire alarm. As they tried to return to their
cabin, they found a strong smell of smsoke and instead went to the
Promenade. Upon arrival at the
Promenade we saw that 4 fire trucks arrived and more were beginning to
put the hoses on the boat. About 40 minutes after the initial warning,
the fire appeared to be under control and 10 minutes later firefighters
began to leave. The fire apparently
burned some kind of warehouse and had been burning an hour. The degree
of damage was not known. |
Fire |
| Isle of Inishmore (Irish Ferries) |
The Evening
Herald (Ireland) reports more than 200 passengers on an Irish
Ferries vessel were put
on
evacuation standby as firefighters tackled a blaze that broke out on
board. A boiler room fault triggered the fire that sparked the
emergency on the ferry after it docked in west Wales. All 316
passengers and crew aboard the ferry escaped unharmed. The had arrived
at Pembroke Dock and was about to set sail for Rosslare when the fire
broke out as a result of a fault in the ship's thermal boiler. Members
of the ferry's crew detected the fire while it was still in its early
stages, and immediately shut down the stricken boiler unit. Nobody was
injured during the incident. |
Fire |
| Carnival Victory (Carnival Cruise Lines) |
From a passenger: I was just on a five-night Canada Cruise
(July 12-17, 2008). On Sunday night, July 13th we were at the 8:30 show
in the Caribbean Lounge. There were some "explosive" special
effects throughout the show. At the end...at least I THINK it was
the end...a spark ignited one of the speakers in the stage floor. It
was smoking! After a few seconds a crew memeber came out from
back-stage with a fire extinguisher and put it out. It continued to
smoke even more. Evenutally, the lounge was cleared out. The
10:30 show was delayed and the Midnight Comedy show was re-located due
to the "fire". |
Fire |
| Queen of the West (Majestic America Line) |
Fire broke out in the engine room while the ship was near
Maryhill, WA on the Columbia River. The fire was quickly exteniguished
but the ship had to be towed to a state part where it was nudge into
the river bank for evacuation of th124 passengers and 53 crew. The only
reports of injury were from crew members who suffered smoke inhalation
while fighting the fire. |
Fire |
| Star Princess (Princess Cruises) |
From a passenger:
There was a fire in the
incinerator room on deck 3 on the Star Princess this morning (Jan 11).
We knew that something was up when the captain called for an assessment
crew for the incinerator room on deck 3. I was at the purser's desk
when a bell sounded an alarm and the captain announced that the crew
was to respond to an emergency. The pursers ran out of the room, the
gift shops closed and we could see the crew with their life jackets on.
In a few minutes the captain came on and announced that a small fire in
the incinerator had been put out. I was impressed with how fast the
crew responded and that the captain let us know what was going on as
soon as he could. The ship left Buenos Aires yesterday and is
en route to Port Stanley (Falkland Islands). |
Fire |
| 2007 (11 Incidents) | ||
| Norwegian Spirit (Norwegian Cruise Line) |
From a passenger: There was a small fire in the engine room at around 8:45PM as the ship headed back to New Orleans. The ship was about 140 nautical miles south of New Orleans. The ship was adrift for about 15 minutes as all engines were shut down. The engine shut down caused severe cavitation and “code bravo to the engine room” was announced. Smoke was seen coming from below the smoke stack which smelled like burnt oil. The emergency signal was given but was reported to be a false alarm 1-2 minutes later at which time they announced that there was a small fire and it was under control. About 5 minutes later it was announced that the fire was completely out and we would arrive in New Orleans as scheduled. | Fire |
| M/S Aurora (Nile Cruise) |
Five Egyptians were killed and two wounded when a fire broke
out in the engine room on the Nile cruise ship when it was anchored
near the ancient
Egyptian ruins of Luxor early this morning, forcing the evacuation of
43 French
tourists. The five Egyptians who died were either trapped by flames as
they tried
to extinguish the blaze or drowned after falling into the river. The cause of the fire is still under investigation. |
Fire (Riverboat) |
| Jewel of
the
Seas (Royal Caribbean International) |
There was a small fire in the laundry room (deck 1 and 2)
that was extinguished within an hour. Passengers were awakened by the
2:30 AM alert to crew, but there was no general call and passengers
were not asked to leave their rooms. Some passengers report seeing
thick smoke venting by the pool on deck 11. Apparently the only
inconvenience, after things were brought under control, was that linens
needed to be re-laundered to remove the smell of smoke. |
Fire |
| Stena Voyager (Stena Line) |
An alarm was sparked after a fire broke out on a Stranraer to Belfast ferry carrying about 600 passengers and crew. The fire, in a sealed turbine unit in the engine room, was put out by an automatic system. Life jackets were given to everyone on board in accordance with safety procedures and the ferry continued its journey. Nobody was injured. The incident was brought under control within less than an hour. | Fire |
| Pacific Star (P&O Australia) |
There was apparently a small fire in an electrical panel
that caused a mustering of crew to prepare for a possible emergency.
The source of the smoke/fire was located and brought under control.
(See You Tube) |
Fire |
| Enchantment of
the
Seas (Royal Caribbean International) |
Reported by a passenger: Shortly after leaving Belize, about 4:30 in the afternoon, Bravo Bravo Bravo was called for a room on the 4th Deck (4550-something). From our balcony, starboard all the way forward, we could smell acrid smoke. We were still under pilot navigating the channel through the barrier reef and we came to a stop. Captain Ban immediately made informational announcements and asked our cooperation in keeping the area clear. Shortly thereafter, we started moving again. About 30 minutes later it was announced that the fire was out, and that the area would be reopened as soon as cleanup was done. Later an announcement was made that the fire had started in a closet, and that they were investigating the exact cause - the cabin was not occupied at the time the alarms went off. We passed through that area this morning to debark, and there was still quite a bit of smoke odor, and many persons working in that area. The ship was on a five night western Caribbean cruise departing from Fort Lauderdale. | Fire |
| Mariner of the Seas (Royal Caribbean International) |
There was a fire on deck 0 in the incinerator. Smoke
could be smelled on some decks
but the captain made a quick announcement that they were investigating
and no
one was allowed to smoke until further notice - he came back on to
report that
the fire was completely put out and smoking was now allowed.
There was no
disruption of the cruise, which was on its last night of a seven night
|
Fire |
| Catalyn-D (San Nicolas Shipping Lines) |
Five people died and seven others were injured
when the ferry, en route from
|
Fire |
| Norwegian Star (Norwegian Cruise Line) |
The ship was escorted into the
|
Engine Room Fire |
| M/V
|
Three people were killed and 14 others injured
when an explosion rocked the engine room of a passenger ship in central
Phillipines. The ship, with 513 passengers and crew, had last
left
|
Engine Fire |
| Disney Magic (Disney Cruise Line) |
From a passenger (posted at
Disboards): While doing the fireworks during the
Pirates in the
|
Fire |
| 2006 (9 Incidents) | ||
| Seabourn Spirit (Seabourn Cruises) |
Passengers report at Cruise
Critic
that there was a small fire before arriving in
|
Fire |
| Radiance of the Seas (Royal Caribbean International) |
From a passenger: Just got back from
Radiance of the Seas
|
Fire |
| Oosterdam ( |
A fire alarm went off at
|
Fire |
| Jewel of the Seas (RCIl) |
From a passenger:
Bravo, Bravo, Bravo called during
early dinner seating -- area affected is deck
2 midship. The story onboard was that one of the Platters tossed
a lit
cigarette into the trash can thinking it was out. Smoke filled several
cabins
and the automatic sprinklers came on. The captain came on the intercom
three
times to explain what was going on and let the passengers know when it
was
under control. No major damage reported, no injuries. Cruise
Critic: The staff and crew had everything
under control in less than 20 minutes. Seven staterooms had to be
evacuated and people reassigned to other rooms. The rooms mostly
suffered
water damage from the sprinkler system.
|
Fire |
| Enchantment of the Seas (RCI) |
Novedades
(local newspaper) in
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Fire |
| Statendam (
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At approx.
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Fire |
| Calypso (Louis Cruise Lines) | A "Mayday" was sent out saying the
39-year-old ship had ship was on fire, 15 miles off
|
Fire |
| Seabourn Pride (Seabourn Cruises) | The transatlantic cruise ending today in
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Fire? |
| Star Princess (Princess Cruises) |
At approximately
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Fire |
| 2005 (5 Incidents) |
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| Oltenita (
|
A fire broke
out on the river cruise ship while
on the
|
Fire |
| Costa Classica (Costa Cruises) | Escorted back
to Athen's main harbour after a
fire broke out as it sailed through the western
|
Fire |
| Carnival Legend (Carnival Cruise Line) | FROM A PASSENGER: Around 10PM we looked out of our balcony, on the starboard side on deck 7, and saw heavy, heavy smoke coming from the lower levels towards the front of the ship. Although I did never actually see flames, there were extremely bright flickering lights coming from the same place. Within minutes, there was an announcement for everyone to proceed to the upper, open decks. The late show had to be evacuated ... and people who's room was in that area said their rooms and hallways were filled with thick white smoke. The Cruise Director announced "there was a problem in the engine room and that something had overheated". Later it was an "oily substance". All I can tell you for sure was that it was heavy smoke. People had their life jackets on, very unsettling. This lasted over an hour. No real explanation and of course no compensation. | Fire? |
| Infinity (Celebrity Cruises) | From a passenger: There was a fire in stateroom 7067 that gutted the place – scary for a fire at sea. | Fire |
| Seven Seas Navigator (Radisson Seven Seas Cruises) | A small
electrical fire broke out in the
generator room at about
|
Fire |
| 2004 (3 Incidents) |
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| Carnival Destiny (Carnival Cruise Line) | A passenger reported that "the ship broke down while cruising from St.Thomas to Dominica. We were delayed 3.5 hours. Also, while docked at St.Thomas there was a fire in one of trash incinerators. Passengers were delayed 45 minutes to board. There was no cause given as to why the fire started." | Power loss Fire |
| Sun Cruz V (Sun Cruz Casino Boat) | An engine room fire was extinguished and no one was injured after the ship caught fire with 160 passengers onboard (560 capacity) when it was 3 miles (30 minutes) south of Port Everglades. It was towed back to Port Everglades two hours later. | Fire |
| Majesty of the Seas (Royal Caribbean International) | Passengers were directed to stay at their muster stations for 24 minutes when a galley fire broke out at 5 AM in the Windjammer Cafe. The fire was extinguished in 21 minutes and there were no injuries. The ship will continue on its itinerary, but the Windjammer Cafe will be closed. | Fire |
| 2003 (1 Incidents) | ||
| Explorer of the Seas (Royal Caribbean International) | A cleaning crew discovered a minor fire at the aft end of Deck 13. The fire was extinguished 13 minutes later, causing damage to the inline skating facility and the top of the waterslide on Deck 12. Those facilities will be closed for repair. | Fire |
| 2002 (3 Incidents) | ||
| Statendam (
|
Five tug boats called to tow the ship back to
|
Fire |
| Princess of
|
Cruise ferry with 758 pax and 126 crew has engine fire which spread to funnel. Fire extinguished after several hours. Plans for evacuation of ship canceled | Fire |
| Disney Magic | Smoke stack fire; extinguished within an
hour. Passengers were awakened at
|
Fire |
| 2001 (2 Incidents) | ||
| Arkona | Runs into dock after engine room fire causes loss of power – pax flown home | Fire |
| Nordic Prince (RCI) | Engine room fire, loss of power. Passenger flown home from Bernuda. | Fire |
| 2000 (2 Incidents) | ||
| Nieuw Amsterdam (HAL) | Fire in crew quarters
while in
|
Fire |
| Celebration (Carnival) | Fire in generator -- Adrift for 6 hrs until power restored. No toilets or air conditioning | Fire |
| 1999 (5 Incidents) | ||
|
Tropicale
|
Engine fire – Disabled. Arrives in port 2 days late – Cancels next 6 cruises. | Fire |
| SunCruz Casino Ship | Engine room fire before it left port – Evacuated | Fire |
|
|
Fire in turbocharger
room while in
|
Fire |
| Sun
|
Fire in engine room –
Sinks off
|
Fire |
| Enchantment of the Seas (RCCL) | Engine fire/failure
60 miles from
|
Fire |
| 1998 (1 Incidents) | ||
| Ecstasy (Carnival) | Fire in laundry room
while leaving
|
Fire |
| 1997 (3 Incidents) | ||
| Romantica (New
|
Fire 10 mi off
|
Fire |
| Vistafjord (Cunard) |
February: Fire while in Straits of Magellan - disabled for two days. Possible arson April: Fire in ship’s laundry room – 1 crew member dies. Cruise cancelled after reaching |
Fire |
| Fair Princess (P&O) | Fire in casino - passengers called to muster stations - fire contained. Continues with cruise | Fire |
| 1996 (4 Incidents) | ||
| Universe Explorer (Commodore) | Laundry room fire – 5 seamen killed, 67 crew and 6 passengers injured | Grounded Fire |
| Golden Princess (Princess) | Fire in engine room –
Towed to
|
Fire |
| Discovery I (Discovery) | Fire in engine room –
Towed back to
|
Fire |
| Sagafjord (Cunard) | Fire – Stranded off
coast of
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Fire |
| 1995 (2 Incidents) |
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|
Regent Star
(Regency)
|
Engine room fire
while in
|
Fire |
| Celebration (Carnival) | Engine room fire when
370 miles south of
|
Fire |
| 1994 (3 Incidents) | ||
| Achille Lauro (Starlauro) | Fire and sunk in
|
Fire |
| Regal Empress (International Shipping) |
Fire when
30 min from NYC – Evacuated.
|
Fire |
| Pallas Athena (Epirotiki) | Fire while berthed in
|
Fire |
| 1993 (0 Incidents) | ||
| 1992 (1 Incidents) | ||
| Starship Majestic | Fire – Evacuated | Fire |
| 1991 (3 Incidents) | ||
|
Pegasus
|
Fire while berthed in
|
Fire |
| Eurosun (
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Fire while off
|
Fire |
| Sovereign of the Seas (RCCL) | Fire in lounge while in port at San Juan – Evacuated. Cruise resumed. | Fire |
| 1990 (5 Incidents) | ||
| Crystal Harmony (
|
Temporarily disabled from fire in auxiliary engine room – Drifted for 16 hours. Evacuated at port | Fire |
| Regent Star (Regency) | Fire and grounded
while approaching
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Fire |
| Regent Star (Regency) | Fire - put under control. Possible arson. | Fire |
| Scandinavian Star (Int’l Shipping) | Fire while in
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Fire |
| Fairstar (Sitmar) | Engine room fire – Not disabled – 1 crew member dies | Fire |