News Cruise Ship Fire

According to local news reports 51 crew members were on board when the fire started.

News cruise ship fire. The Didim Mavisi which cruises the Aegean islandsexperienced a fire shortly after departing from the Aegean district of Ayvalık today. Smoke has been seen billowing from the laid-up cruise ship MSC Lirica which is currently at the dock in Corfu Greece. Character of materials which caught fire and the extent.

The Greek website reports that as many as 38 firefighters with 13 vehicles and a firefighting boat with 8 firefighters. Kent Fire Service was alerted at around 0730 UTC Oct 15 and responded to fire on board of general cargo ship ODETTE berthed at Sheerness Docks UK English Channel. On Friday afternoon a fire broke out on board the MSC Lirica cruise ship at the Port of Corfu Greece.

However no injuries have been reported so far and there were no passengers on board. A HUGE FIRE has broken out on a cruise ship docked on the greek island of Corfu. The MSC cruise ship has been moored in the port of the Corfu since January 30th.

The MSC Lirica was on fire in the port of Corfu in Greece on Friday afternoon. Heavy black smoke and flames were visible in the late afternoon on the starboard side of the ship which is docked on Corfu. French media reported that this night the biggest cruise ship in the world Wonder of the Seas recorded an outbreak of fire.

The incident took place at 1115 pm in an electric compartment. Fire reportedly broke out in cargo hold. The ship continued to burn in the early afternoon for about an hour until local fire fighting assistance arrived.

48 firefighters and a special squad dealing with ship fires rushed to the scene and managed to contain the spread. A fire broke out this afternoon on MSC Lirica cruise ship according to a Greek reporter Kerkyra Simera. The ships operator had been waiting for the cruise industry to start up again before the summer.