Quo Vadis? Posted March 12, 2021 #1 Share Posted March 12, 2021 https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/24549-msc-lirica-is-on-fire-in-corfu.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cantstopingcruising Posted March 12, 2021 #2 Share Posted March 12, 2021 OMG. Were there pax on board? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaHunt Posted March 12, 2021 #3 Share Posted March 12, 2021 Youtube video from Corfu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bo1953 Posted March 12, 2021 #4 Share Posted March 12, 2021 USA Today article on this. Thank you - bon voyage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ORV Posted March 12, 2021 #5 Share Posted March 12, 2021 Is it insured? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bo1953 Posted March 12, 2021 #6 Share Posted March 12, 2021 4 minutes ago, ORV said: Is it insured? You mean is the insurance policy in force and current??? bon voyage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeaBag Posted March 12, 2021 #7 Share Posted March 12, 2021 Fire started in a lifeboat. No passengers, 53 crew, no injuries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Host Jazzbeau Posted March 12, 2021 #8 Share Posted March 12, 2021 What is in a lifeboat to catch fire? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaFej Posted March 12, 2021 #9 Share Posted March 12, 2021 7 minutes ago, Host Jazzbeau said: What is in a lifeboat to catch fire? Fuel. Also, PFDs are made with flame retardant material, but are not fire-proof. I don't know if you intended the question to be rhetorical. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmalbers Posted March 12, 2021 #10 Share Posted March 12, 2021 There has to be some electrical in there to fire (so to speak) the lifeboat up. I thought it was the casino when I was looking at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saab4444 Posted March 12, 2021 #11 Share Posted March 12, 2021 Just another MSC accident.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ipeeinthepool Posted March 12, 2021 #12 Share Posted March 12, 2021 1 hour ago, Host Jazzbeau said: What is in a lifeboat to catch fire? Perhaps a cigarette butt flicked in the wrong direction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barwick Cruiser Posted March 12, 2021 #13 Share Posted March 12, 2021 12 minutes ago, ipeeinthepool said: Perhaps a cigarette butt flicked in the wrong direction. Exactly what I was thinking too.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Host Jazzbeau Posted March 12, 2021 #14 Share Posted March 12, 2021 2 hours ago, MamaFej said: Fuel. Also, PFDs are made with flame retardant material, but are not fire-proof. I don't know if you intended the question to be rhetorical. No, I was serious. Thanks for the information. [I guess I was thinking about Titanic-era lifeboats that were just a wooden shell.] 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaFej Posted March 12, 2021 #15 Share Posted March 12, 2021 1 hour ago, Host Jazzbeau said: No, I was serious. Thanks for the information. [I guess I was thinking about Titanic-era lifeboats that were just a wooden shell.] It has been a loooong time since any of us has cruised, but it hasn't been that long!😜 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Von & John Posted March 13, 2021 #16 Share Posted March 13, 2021 Thanks TeaBag Thankful to hear everyone is Safe!!! 6 hours ago, TeaBag said: Fire started in a lifeboat. No passengers, 53 crew, no injuries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Miaminice Posted March 13, 2021 #17 Share Posted March 13, 2021 According to latest reports the fire started midships around the casino and shops and then ignited a lifeboat. The cause is still unknown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigAl94 Posted March 13, 2021 #18 Share Posted March 13, 2021 11 minutes ago, Miaminice said: According to latest reports the fire started midships around the casino and shops and then ignited a lifeboat. The cause is still unknown. According to Corfu Fire Chief Kolovos, the main achievement of the operation was to prevent the fire from spreading to the interior of the cruise ship. The heat had even destroyed the windows but eight firefighters and crew members fought from within the ship to stop it spreading inside!The fact that the fire was on the side of the ship facing out to sea made matters more difficult and meant that it would have to be tackled from the sea - but the Coastguard's firefighting boat is based in Igoumenitsa. A fire engine was loaded onto an open ferry boat so as not to lose any time and was able to help get the fire under control before it could do more damage to the ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Miaminice Posted March 13, 2021 #19 Share Posted March 13, 2021 (edited) 53 minutes ago, BigAl94 said: According to Corfu Fire Chief Kolovos, the main achievement of the operation was to prevent the fire from spreading to the interior of the cruise ship. The heat had even destroyed the windows but eight firefighters and crew members fought from within the ship to stop it spreading inside!The fact that the fire was on the side of the ship facing out to sea made matters more difficult and meant that it would have to be tackled from the sea - but the Coastguard's firefighting boat is based in Igoumenitsa. A fire engine was loaded onto an open ferry boat so as not to lose any time and was able to help get the fire under control before it could do more damage to the ship. That’s what first news said... However, obviously new videos show the fire in the mentioned area before the lifeboat caught fire. Edited March 13, 2021 by Miaminice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oceangoer2 Posted March 13, 2021 #20 Share Posted March 13, 2021 Sorry for the obvious question....what if this happened at sea? And no access to one or more lifeboats, no ferry to take firefighters and their equipment. Scary to think about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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