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A fire breaks out aboard a huge cruise ship docked off the coast of Corfu
- A fire broke out on board the cruise ship MSC Lirica around 3.30 pm local time
- The videos showed two lifeboats on fire and smoke billowing from the side of the ship.
- Fire crews were called in and brought the fire under control an hour later.
- The ship had been in port since January 30 on a winter break, local media reported.
A fire has broken out aboard a cruise ship docked off the coast of Corfu.
The videos showed flames and black smoke billowing from the side of the MSC Lirica at around 3.30pm local time on Friday.
There were 51 members of the ship’s crew on board at the time the fire started, but no injuries were reported.
A fire broke out aboard the MSC Lirica while it was docked off the coast of Corfu on Friday, with smoke billowing from the side of the ship.
The ship was not carrying passengers due to the Covid closures and had been inactive in port since Jan.30, Greek news site Kathimerini reported.
The fire is believed to have erupted inside an empty lifeboat on deck six of the ship, a spokesperson said, although it is unclear exactly how it started.
Fire crews were called in and around 4.30pm it appeared to have brought the fire under control, although the side of the ship was badly damaged.
Europe’s cruise industry has been closed for months as countries battle the Covid pandemic.
The video showed that two lifeboats attached to the side of the ship caught fire at around 3.30pm local time, before the firefighting boats arrived.
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