Cruise Ship Fires

Fires on Cruise Ships

Ocean Star Pacific Fire, Ocean Star Cruises in Huatulco, Mexico

Ocean Star Pacific Fire, Ocean Star Cruises in Huatulco, Mexico – Saturday, April 16, 2011 A generator caught fire on aboard Ocean Star Cruise Line’s Ocean Star Pacific while the Mexican flagged cruise ship was about six [...]
Fires on Cruise Ships

Carnival Splendor Fire, Carnival Cruise Line Fire off coast of Mexico

Carnival Splendor Fire, Carnival Cruise Line Fire off coast of Mexico – Monday, November 8, 2010 around 0600 hours, Carnival Cruise Lines’ Carnival Splendor reported a fire in the engine room aboard the ship, after the ship [...]
Bombs & Threats

SS Mariposa Bomb Threat, Pacific Far East Lines in Port Of Los Angeles

SS Mariposa Bomb Threat, Pacific Far East Lines in Port Of Los Angeles – On July 11, 1973, Pacific Far East Lines cruise ship SS Mariposa was told that the Port Marine Exchange operator received a [...]
Fires on Cruise Ships

RMS Queen Elizabeth Fire, Queen Corporation Hong Kong Victoria Harbour

RMS Queen Elizabeth Fire, The Queen Corporation Fire Hong Kong Victoria Harbour – January 9, 1972, Per Wikipedia: RMS Queen Elizabeth was retired from service in November 1968, and was sold to a succession of buyers, most of whom had [...]
Steamship Fires

SS Morro Castle Fire near Long Beach Island, New York

SS Morro Castle Fire near Long Beach Island, New York – 135 Passengers and Crew Died At around 2:50 a.m. on September 8, 1934 while the SS Morro Castle was sailing around eight nautical miles [...]

CMS Lord Selkirk II Fire, River Cruise Ship Fire in Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada

CMS Lord Selkirk II Fire, River Cruise Ship Fire in Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada – June 19, 2012 CMS Lord Selkirk II caught on fire and the ship was a total loss, arson is suspected. CMS Lord [...]
Prime Time Cruise Ship Fire, Hartbeespoort Dam South Africa
Carnival Inspiration Fire, Carnival Cruise Lines

Caribbean Fantasy Fire on a Ferry

Caribbean Fantasy Cruise Ship Fire – About 7:52 am on Wednesday, August 17, 2016, America Cruise Ferries’ Caribbean Fantasy had a small fire which broke out in the turbine compartment and spread to other sectors of [...]
Cruise Europa Ferry Fire, Minoan Lines Ferry Fire
MV Wonderful Star Fire, Roble Shipping Ormoc, Leyte Philippines Fire

Emerald Seas Cruise Ship Fire July 30, 1986

Emerald Seas Explosion & Fire, Royal Caribbean Cruise Line near Bahamas

Emerald Seas Explosion & Fire, Royal Caribbean Cruise Line Bahamas – July 30, 1986 a fire broke out on the Eastern Cruise Lines Emerald Seas in the Bahamas, while the ship was anchored a few hundred […]

Aida Diva Rocket Attack, Aida Cruises Attack port of Ashod, Israel

Aida Diva Rocket Attack, Aida Cruises Attack port of Ashod, Israel – July 7, 2014 Aida Cruises’ AidaDiva came under rocket attack with sirens wailing when Israel announced an attack by Hamas as the cruise […]

Emerald Princess Cruise Ship Fire Explosion February 9, 2017

Emerald Princess Explosion, Chalmers, New Zealand

One Crew Member Dead in ship explosion. Chalmers, New Zealand – Around 5:00, on Thursday, February 9, 2017, Princess Cruises’ Emerald Princess cruise had an explosion, which damaged the stern of the cruise ship. One crew […]

Lakonia Cruise Ship Fire December 22, 1963

TSMS Lakonia Fire, Greek Line Fire near Madeira Portugal

TSMS Lakonia Fire, Greek Line Fire near Madeira Portugal – December 22, 1963 passenger ship TSMS Lakonia, sailed by Greek Line, was sailing on a Christmas cruise on December 22, 1963 around 11 pm while the ship was about […]

SS Yarmouth Castle Fire November 13 1965

SS Yarmouth Castle Fire Yarmouth Cruise Lines near Miami, Florida

SS Yarmouth Castle Fire Yarmouth Cruise Lines near Miami, Florida – November 13, 1965 the fire on Yarmouth Cruise Lines, SS Yarmouth Castle caused the death of 88 Passengers and 2 Crew. Jonathan Hamilton, age 14, died in […]

SS Saale Fire, North German Lloyd Steamship Co, near Hoboken, New Jersey

SS Saale Fire, North German Lloyd Steamship Co, near Hoboken, New Jersey – June 30, 1900 the fire and sinking of the Steamship Saale has 361 Deaths attributed to this disaster making it one of the largest […]

Carnival Ecstasy Cruise Ship Fire February 12, 2009

Carnival Ecstasy Fire, Carnival Cruise Line near Galveston, Texas

Carnival Ecstasy Fire, Carnival Cruise Line near Galveston, Texas – February 12, 2009 Carnival Cruise Lines’ Carnival Ecstasy has a fire while underway to the cruise terminal berth in Galveston, Texas. A fire alarm sounded in the […]

Vistafjord Cruise Ship Fire April 6, 1997

Vistafjord Fire, Cunard Line Fire near Freeport, Bahamas

Vistafjord Fire, Cunard Line Fire near Freeport, Bahamas – April 6, 1997, The NTSB report is as follows: At 2107 on April 5, 1997, the Bahamian-registered passenger ship Vistafjord departed Fort Lauderdale, Florida, for a 16-day cruise […]

Carnival Liberty Cruise Ship Fire St Thomas September 7, 2015

Carnival Liberty Fire, Carnival Cruise Lines St. Thomas U.S. Virgin Islands

Carnival Liberty Fire, Carnival Cruise Lines St. Thomas U.S. Virgin Islands – September 7, 2015, Monday, Carnival Cruise Lines Carnival Liberty had a fire aboard the cruise ship while it was docked in St. Thomas USVI. […]

Cruise Ship Fires

Passenger Cruise & Ferry Fires

Ocean Star Pacific Fire, Ocean Star Cruises in Huatulco, Mexico

Carnival Splendor Fire, Carnival Cruise Line Fire off coast of Mexico

SS Mariposa Bomb Threat, Pacific Far East Lines in Port Of Los Angeles

RMS Queen Elizabeth Fire, Queen Corporation Hong Kong Victoria Harbour

SS Morro Castle Fire near Long Beach Island, New York

Fires on Cruise Ships

CMS Lord Selkirk II Fire, River Cruise Ship Fire in Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada

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Caribbean Fantasy Fire on a Ferry

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