Fire again on Freedom

[theckenlady]

Reports on Facebook say funnel is on fire again. Anyone on board can confirm?

[Earthworm Jim]

I don't know, but Facebook AI loves to rehash old information into "new" stories these days. Could that have been it?

[joekatie]

Friends on board and it is on fire.  Everyone must be in their rooms. 

[pe4all]

Holy Cow!  The Freedom must be cursed!  

[shof515]

from the pictures posted on FB, the other side of the funnel is on fire, the port side is on fire

 

years ago, it was the starboard side funnel that caught fire

[joekatie]

Sounds like they are at sea but heading to a port 

[Knights on the Beach]

What on earth ...... poor Freedom! Maybe it just wanted to go on another TA. 🤷‍♀️

[joekatie]

Fire still burning.  Rooms smelling like smoke. Funnel fell on to the deck. 

[Ajd7dc]

I’m currently on the ship, apparently a lightning strike hit the exhaust up top(same spot as last) bunch smoke and fire obviously but we just got word the fire is out and now they’re just working on debris on the 10th deck. Nobody in their rooms, everyone gambling and drinking lol 

[ontheweb]

Just now, joekatie said:

Fire still burning.  Rooms smelling like smoke. Funnel fell on to the deck. 

That does not sound good! 😒

[ontheweb]

1 minute ago, Ajd7dc said:

I’m currently on the ship, apparently a lightning strike hit the exhaust up top(same spot as last) bunch smoke and fire obviously but we just got word the fire is out and now they’re just working on debris on the 10th deck. Nobody in their rooms, everyone gambling and drinking lol 

Now that sounds better.

[Ajd7dc]

Officially fire extinguished and cause is officially being investigated. Just no going outside or on deck. Drinks on! 

[Jlynsmom]

I’m a passenger. Our port side funnel caught on fire - probably from lightning strike. It is reported as out now. 

[ItsJustMeAdam]

Someone on FB posted a video, as she is on the ship now. https://www.facebook.com/watch?v=1462295347697502

[groundloop]

17 minutes ago, Jlynsmom said:

I’m a passenger. Our port side funnel caught on fire - probably from lightning strike. It is reported as out now. 

 

If it was a lightning strike I'm assuming you got into some storms?

 

 

[Roscoe13]

28 minutes ago, Ajd7dc said:

I’m currently on the ship, apparently a lightning strike hit the exhaust up top(same spot as last) bunch smoke and fire obviously but we just got word the fire is out and now they’re just working on debris on the 10th deck. Nobody in their rooms, everyone gambling and drinking lol 

Can't be true...lightning never strikes twice...

[seannyice81]

I don't really buy the lightening strike. The ships probably get zapped fairly often so I can't see how this wouldn't happen more. I could be wrong though.

Edited March 23 by seannyice81

[mz-s]

2 minutes ago, seannyice81 said:

I don't really buy the lightening strike. The ships probably get zapped fairly often so I can't see how this wouldn't happen more. I could be wrong though.

 

The ships are the tallest things in the water so yeah they are lightning rods for sure. It does seem like we'd have more funnel fires than we do if this was the case. It also doesn't seem like the fire would be billowing out of the smokestacks if it was a lightning fire.

[joekatie]

Sounds like the fire hoses burst the water main on the ship, so now theyre dealing witj flooding. 

[dolphinsfan246]

6 minutes ago, mz-s said:

 

The ships are the tallest things in the water so yeah they are lightning rods for sure. It does seem like we'd have more funnel fires than we do if this was the case. It also doesn't seem like the fire would be billowing out of the smokestacks if it was a lightning fire.

Well they do have a camera pointed at the funnel at all times so if they wanted to they could prove it (or not) 

[seannyice81]

9 minutes ago, mz-s said:

 

The ships are the tallest things in the water so yeah they are lightning rods for sure. It does seem like we'd have more funnel fires than we do if this was the case. It also doesn't seem like the fire would be billowing out of the smokestacks if it was a lightning fire.

I would SPECULATE that perhaps Freedom has a sooting issue, but thats really just an uneducated guess. Of course assuming it isn't a lightening strike.
 

2 minutes ago, dolphinsfan246 said:

Well they do have a camera pointed at the funnel at all times so if they wanted to they could prove it (or not) 

Good point!

[Meredithe]

Time to make the Freedom Free of the Tail... 

[jsglow]

She's reportedly heading to Freeport.  After that?

[shof515]

Some pictures of the damage:

https://cruiseradio.net/carnival-freedom-fire-damages-funnel-again/

[BrentD]

15 minutes ago, jsglow said:

She's reportedly heading to Freeport.  After that?

She was already heading to Freeport when it happened because weather cancelled their visit to Princess Cay.