1998 Cruise Ship Fire

And caused massive amounts of smoke throughout the ship.

1998 cruise ship fire. A fire on board MSC Lirica which seems to be originated in an empty lifeboat on deck 6 was reported to the emergency services earlier today in Corfu where the ship. The fire injured 23 people knocked out both propulsion units disabled one rudder and damaged the systems control to the other. The MSC has agreed that future large passenger ships should be designed for improved survivability based on the time-honoured principle that a ship is its own best lifeboat.

The ships on-board system did not suppress the fire which charred the entire stern of the ship. A fire started in the main laundry room and spread through the ventilation system to the aft mooring deck where mooring lines ignited. A fire broke out on the car deck of the Norman Atlantic while the ferry was traveling from the Greek port of Patras to Ancona in Italy.

July 20 1998 A cruise ship fire on the Carnival Ecstasy left 60 people injured. A Royal Caribbean cruise ship bound for the Bahamas catches fire. Marine Accident Investigation Branch UK Fire on Board the Liberian Passenger Ship Ecstasy Miami Florida - July 20 1998 NTSB Report Number.

Edinburgh Castle - fire in main galley of vessel on 21 August 1998. The passengers scrambled to grab their life jackets and in this case all of them were moved from the ship. An engine fire broke out today on the Scandinavian Star leaving the cruise ship adrift for hours in the Gulf of Mexico with more than 700 people aboard the authorities said.

Cruise Ship Catches Fire Off Florida. NTSB analyzing evidence after cruise ship fire off Miami. CNNs Erin McPike reports.

A Royal Caribbean cruise ship caught fire in Jamaica. Fire also represents a particular vulnerability for large cruise ships. The fire broke out shortly after leaving the Port of Miami with 2557 passengers and 920 crewmembers onboard.