The fire aboard the MSC Lirica, which started in a lifeboat, was completely extinguished by Friday night, without injuring the crew of the 51 aboard the ship, according to a statement from MSC Cruises.
According to the cruise line, on Friday, at 15:42 local time, in Corfu, where it is currently in hot snow, MSC Lirica reported a fire incident in the MSC maritime assistance center in London, Great Britain.
The fire occurred from one of the ship’s fiberglass starboard lifeboats on deck 6, the company said, with the fire quickly controlled due to the intervention of the ship’s two fire brigades and the support of local emergency services.
The operation of the incident was declared completed by 18:58 local time.
They were not injured among the 51 crews who were on board the ship at the time of the incident.
According to a preliminary assessment, there was “no damage to the interior of the ship, only to the side due to the flames and the thick black smoke caused by the fiberglass lifeboats,” MSC said.
A full investigation is now underway.