Cruise news (fire-tagged)
- Accidents
Private cruise boat Spirit of Norfolk catches fire with 89 schoolchildren onboard
The USA-flagged private cruise boat Spirit of Norfolk (1992-built, IMO 8861618) caught fire on Tuesday, June 7. Thanks to the crew and emergency...
June 8, 2022 - Accidents
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line cancels 2 more sailings from Port Canaveral (Orlando FL) due to Freedom...
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line canceled 2 more sailings from Port Canaveral (Orlando, Florida) on Carnival Freedom due to the need to repair fire damage on...
May 28, 2022 - Accidents
VIDEO: Carnival Freedom cruise ship catches fire in Grand Turk
A fire that caused damage to the funnel on CCL-Carnival Cruise Line‘s ship Carnival Freedom on Thursday, May 26, has been extinguished. There...
May 26, 2022 - Accidents
8 dead, 7 missing after fire on Philippine passenger ferry
8 people have died after a high-speed passenger ferry in the Philippines, carrying 134 people, caught fire on Monday, May 23, with 7 passengers still...
May 23, 2022 - Accidents
Engine room fire breaks out on NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line's ship Norwegian Escape
A small fire broke out in the engine room on the NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line's ship Norwegian Escape Thursday morning, May 12, after the ship departed...
May 14, 2022 - Accidents
Fire aboard a barge supplying the Celebrity Constellation ship in Civitavecchia-Rome (Italy)
In the early afternoon of Monday, May 9, the operations room of the Civitavecchia Coast Guard received a "Mayday" call via radio from the commander...
May 10, 2022 - Accidents
After 20 days Euroferry Olympia is still burning, 3 are missing
Almost 3 weeks after the Italian-flagged Euroferry Olympia cruiseferry caught fire off the coast of Greece, firefighters are still battling local...
March 11, 2022 - Accidents
8 bodies found on burned-out Euroferry Olympia off Greece
Fire Service rescuers in western Greece discovered 6 more bodies on Euroferry Olympia which was severely damaged by a fire en route to Italy last...
February 27, 2022 - Accidents
Search for 10 missing passengers on Euroferry Olympia resumes at Astakos port
The burning Euroferry Olympia approached Port Astakos (Aetolia-Acarnania, West Greece) where the search is due to continue for the 10 missing...
February 23, 2022 - Accidents
Hopes fading for 10 missing in Greece after fire on Euroferry Olympia
Hopes are fading for the 10 people who are still missing 5 days after a fire scorched a cruiseferry sailing from Greece to Italy. Firefighters are...
February 22, 2022 - Accidents
11 missing after fire on Greece-Italy Euroferry Olympia
Rescuers on Friday, February 18, boarded the burning ferry off of Greece and freed two truck drivers stranded inside the ship for 15+ hours, but hope...
February 19, 2022 - Accidents
VIDEO: Fire on Greece-Italy cruiseferry with 288 people on board
A fire broke out on Euroferry Olympia ferry en route from Greece to Italy, with a total of 288 people on board, the Greek coastguard announced. The...
February 18, 2022 - Accidents
At least 39 people killed after a ferry catches fire in southern Bangladesh
Authorities in Bangladesh announced that at least 39 people had died and 72+ had been injured when a passenger ferry caught fire on Friday, December...
December 26, 2021 - Accidents
48 firefighters extinguish a fire on Royal Caribbean's cruise ship Wonder of the Seas
A fire broke out around 11:15 PM (Paris time/UTC 1:15 AM), on Saturday, August 28, aboard RCI-Royal Caribbean's ship Wonder of the Seas and...
August 30, 2021 - Accidents
Fire breaks out on Gozo Fast Ferry ship "Your Faith" in Malta
Firefighters rushed to Marr Harbour (Gozo Island, Malta) on Monday morning (August 23) after smoke was seen rising from a Gozo Fast Ferry ship soon...
August 23, 2021