Cruise Liner with 708 Aboard on Fire 20 Miles Off Southeast England

Reuters ^ | May 6, 2006

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Reuters -

CRUISE LINER WITH 708 ABOARD ON FIRE 20 MILES OFF SOUTHEAST ENGLAND-SKY TV

[notpoliticallycorewrecked]

Amy word on which cruise line or ship???

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BBC -

LATEST: A passenger ship in trouble in the English Channel issues a May Day. More soon.

[Riley]

I think she's called Calypso.

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LONDON (Reuters) - A cruise liner with 708 passengers and crew aboard was on fire 20 miles off the southeast town of Eastbourne early on Saturday, Sky TV reported.

The fire was located in the ship's engine room and the vessel's officers had given the order to evacuate the liner, Sky said. The liner was called the Calypso, but its ownership, route and the nationalities of passengers were not immediately known, Sky said.

[soccer_maniac]

That must be scary

[SteveMcKing]

I hope it is just a small fire, and can be safely ended soon with no deaths.

I happen to agree.

[rhainw]

i just heard it could be under control

[Txsleuth]

WOW..prayers up for those people...

Surely they have a firefighting department on board, though.

[Riley]

Hope so. Fire at sea is bad news.

[P-40]

Probably this one:

http://www.cruise.gr/calypso.html

[tracer]

Firefighters = cooks, engineering personnel, rumba instructors, pool attendants, housekipping, etc.

Panamanian registry, I'd wager.....

[Peach]

Do those cruise liners carry enough rafts to evacuate everyone?

[arasina]

Do those cruise liners carry enough rafts to evacuate everyone?

You'd think they would be required to do so.

[notpoliticallycorewrecked]

Yes, they are required to do so by law after the Titanic disaster.

They are also required to have a muster drill at the begining of every cruise. Most people think of it as a big joke. A few don't show, others talk during the briefing, and many are bored and don't pay attention.

[NRA2BFree]

The liner was called the Calypso

"Was" doesn't sound good.

the vessel's officers had given the order to evacuate the liner

That sure sounds like the ship is sinking. I sure hope they can get rescue ships there in a hurry.

[CindyDawg]

Kind of like the instructions on a plane?

[notpoliticallycorewrecked]

Yep, you got the concept.

I ALWAYS pay attention to every safety briefing. But then, I teach CPR and First Aid for a living, so I guess that makes me very safety conscious.

[GonzoGOP]

Where is this being covered? I mean aside from here.