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Topic: Fire on the Norway.

gizmo
First Class Passenger
Member # 972

posted 05-25-2003 09:31 AM

I just saw on Fox News that the Norway had a explosion/fire in the boiler room. No pax hurt but either 2 or 4 crew members died and 20 injuries.

The Norway is at the Port of Miami.

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Steve Read (sread)
First Class Passenger
Member # 788

posted 05-25-2003 09:45 AM

MIAMI (AP) _ An explosion and fire in the engine room of a docked cruise ship killed four crew members Sunday and injured 17 others before the flames were extinguished, authorities said.
None of the ship's 3,400 passengers was injured.
The injured crew members, including four in critical condition, were taken to area hospitals, said Coast Guard Petty Officer Anastasia Burns.
Norwegian Cruise Line's Norway had arrived at the Port of Miami around 5 a.m. The fire began about 2 hours later with an explosion, possibly caused by a steam leak, Burns said.
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue workers responded and the fire was put out in less than an hour, she said.
The passengers began disembarking around an hour later, she said.
"Right now, everything is under control," Burns said. "So far, it looks like it was just an accident."
Norwegian Cruise Line officials did not immediately return calls Sunday.

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eroller
First Class Passenger
Member # 1649

posted 05-25-2003 11:16 AM

Here's a live shot of NORWAY taking from a Miami web cam.

I wonder what effect this will have on NORWAY's future? It's certainly is a serious incident.

Ernie

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Jekyll
First Class Passenger
Member # 1878

posted 05-25-2003 11:46 AM

Hmmm - I wondered why the Miami webcam was focused on Norway this morning....

Guess this explains it...

I wonder if this is the beginning of the end for the old lady:

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desirod7
First Class Passenger
Member # 1626

posted 05-25-2003 11:48 AM

Maybe she will star in a remake of The Last Voyage.
Instead of Robert Stack, Dorothy Malone, and George Sanders: John Leguizamo, Gwennyth Paltrow, and Anthony Hopkins.

quote:
Originally posted by eroller:

I wonder what effect this will have on NORWAY's future? It's certainly is a serious incident.
Ernie

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Beezo
First Class Passenger
Member # 1505

posted 05-25-2003 08:37 PM

Possibility that NCL will bring SSUS to NCL now? or nor NCL could get Norway some new fuel efficient engines!

Brian

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