A fire broke out today, June 25th, aboard the world's largest cruise ship, Icon of the Seas, while the vessel was docked at the port of Costa Maya, Mexico. According to our source, a Bravo code was announced on the ship's PA system, locating the fire in the engine room. Firefighting teams were dispatched to the scene to handle the situation, and the crew responded to the emergency instructions.
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Several media outlets in Finland report that a small fire broke out on the world’s next-largest cruise ship, currently under construction at Meyer Turku shipyard. On Thursday, February 2, at about 10 in the morning, a fire alarm was sounded on the Icon of the Sea at the shipyard.
About 600 guests were evacuated off the cruise ship Viking Orion in Sydney Harbour after a fire broke out in one of the ship’s guest staterooms. According to reports the fire broke out on Friday, February 3, at about 8:10 am and was extinguished at 8:40 am. while the ship was moored at White Bay in Sydney. The fire was suspected to have been caused by an electrical device in a guest cabin.
A small fire broke out on the cruise ship Celestyal Crystal Tuesday afternoon, while the vessel was docked in Rhodes, Greece. The fire started on the pool deck engulfing in flames several sunbeds and chairs.
Onboard firefighting teams quickly rushed to the scene and managed to completely extinguish the fire within 10 minutes, confirmed Rhodes Fire Service after boarding the ship.
P&O Cruises newest cruise ship Arvia, suffered a minor fire while undergoing the final stage of construction at the German shipyard Meyer Werft in Papenburg, on Thursday afternoon.
The German police are investigating two fires that broke out on the cruise ship Arvia, which is currently under construction at Meyer-Werft Shipyard in Papenburg. The small fires that broke out two weeks ago were located at the storage room where workers found a burning garbage bag, and inside a nearly completed cabin, said the police spokesperson. During the incident, one security guard was hospitalized and treated for smoke inhalation.
A small fire broke out in the engine room technical area on the Norwegian Cruise Lines’ ship Norwegian Escape yesterday morning, after the vessel departed from Civitavecchia on a 10-day round-trip to Greek Isles and Italy.
Code Bravo was sounded on the ship's PA system and the firefighting teams were quickly dispatched to the affected area.
Crew Center has been informed that Bravo Code was sounded on the Jewel of the Seas at this moment. The ship is now sailing across the Atlantic Ocean to Miami where it is scheduled to arrive on November 14. The vessel is in the middle of the Atlantic which is the worst place to have an emergency situation.
