When the passengers of the Norwegian Star came ashore in Prince Rupert yesterday they had an exciting tale to share with the locals. The cruise ship suffered a small fire aboard while travelling along the coast of BC this week, small enough to be handled by hand, but still adding to a few nervous moments among those on vacation.
The fire apparently broke out in the engine room of the cruise ship part which is part of the Norwegian Cruise Lines fleet, as a leaky fuel valve malfunctioned; the ships crew managed to take care of the fire with hand held equipment and did not require the use of the internal fire suppression system, nor the issuing of an S.O.S call to the rescue co-ordination centre in Victoria.
Clearly the problem was taken care of during the routine visit to the Port of Prince Rupert as the vessel departed from the Northlands cruise terminal on schedule on Thursday evening.
Cruise ship off B.C. coast reports small fire
Canoe news service
Friday, May 18, 2007
VICTORIA - There's been a small fire in the engine room of a cruise ship off the B.C. coast, but no one was hurt.
The fire apparently broke out in the engine room of the cruise ship part which is part of the Norwegian Cruise Lines fleet, as a leaky fuel valve malfunctioned; the ships crew managed to take care of the fire with hand held equipment and did not require the use of the internal fire suppression system, nor the issuing of an S.O.S call to the rescue co-ordination centre in Victoria.
Clearly the problem was taken care of during the routine visit to the Port of Prince Rupert as the vessel departed from the Northlands cruise terminal on schedule on Thursday evening.
Cruise ship off B.C. coast reports small fire
Canoe news service
Friday, May 18, 2007
VICTORIA - There's been a small fire in the engine room of a cruise ship off the B.C. coast, but no one was hurt.
Steve Church of the Rescue Co-ordination Centre in Victoria says the crew of the Norwegian Star reported the fire occurred as the result of a leaky fuel valve.
He says the fire was small enough to be put out by hand and the ship's fire suppression system was not used.
Church says the 321-metre liner is now in Prince Rupert, one of its scheduled stops as it returned south from an Alaskan cruise.
He says investigators from the Transportation Safety Board will inspect the ship to determine what happened.
On Monday, a small paddlewheeler cruise ship ran aground in Alaska, but no one was hurt.
Update: Associated Press updated the Norwegian Star story later in the day Friday, describing the problems onboard the ship as mechanical and not related to any fire on board the vessel.
Cruise ship with engine trouble returning tomorrow to Seattle
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
MIAMI -- The Norwegian Cruise Line says it was an engine problem -- not a fire as originally reported -- that occurred yesterday on the Norwegian Star near Prince Rupert, British Columbia.
The Miami-based company says a component failure has knocked out one of the ships four main diesel engines.
The cruise line says the ship is safe. The Norwegian Star is due back in Seattle tomorrow at eight on the morning, one hour behind schedule.
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