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English forum => Small talk => Topic started by: Matthew Brown on October 10, 2010, 14:47:41

Title: Explosion on Baltic Ferry, ship engulfed in fire.
Post by: Matthew Brown on October 10, 2010, 14:47:41
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A 650ft ferry is ablaze in the Baltic Sea after an explosion on the upper deck.

"Firefighting ships were spraying the vessel with water to try and prevent it from breaking apart and spilling fuel into the sea.

About 204 passengers and 32 crew were rescued by six ships that moved in to help after the explosion on the Lisco Gloria at around midnight on Friday.

Three people were taken to hospital by helicopter and another 19 were slightly injured, police said.

The Lithuanian-flagged ferry was travelling from the German port of Kiel to Klaipeda, Lithuania, authorities said.

The cause of the explosion had not yet been determined.

"People were lucky because it all happened on a major shipping route, that's why the other vessels were quickly on hand to rescue people," Ulrike Windhoevel, the spokesSpambot for Germany's Central Command for Maritime Emergencies in Cuxhaven, said.

Passengers and crew were evacuated by lifeboat and taken by another ferry to a naval base near Kiel, officials and the shipping company DFDS said.

The Maritime Emergencies Central Command said a four-person team was lowered on to the ferry by helicopter and managed to anchor the vessel to stop it from drifting.

Firefighters were concentrating on cooling the burning ship to stop it breaking apart, it said."


Video: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11508109

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Title: Re: Explosion on Baltic Ferry, ship engulfed in fire.
Post by: saltydog on October 10, 2010, 14:57:28
Apparently the fire is now largely out.. http://www.thelocal.de/national/20101010-30393.html
Title: Re: Explosion on Baltic Ferry, ship engulfed in fire.
Post by: Matthew Brown on October 10, 2010, 15:04:55
Thanks for the update salty  :thumbs:

Poor children onboard though, but it was sweet what the fire service did by giving them all teddies:
http://www.thelocal.de/gallery/news/1031/9/
Title: Re: Explosion on Baltic Ferry, ship engulfed in fire.
Post by: saltydog on October 10, 2010, 15:08:01
The cause of the fire seems to have been a problem with a lorry onboard..
How that could lead to a general fire is something you could expect to see on Discovery Channel..
Title: Re: Explosion on Baltic Ferry, ship engulfed in fire.
Post by: --tractorman-- on October 10, 2010, 15:10:55
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Title: Re: Explosion on Baltic Ferry, ship engulfed in fire.
Post by: Captain Darling on October 12, 2010, 23:21:54
There is a known problem with electrical supply from ship to lorry.

It was an apparent cause for a fire onboard the ferry Commodore Clipper.
Title: Re: Explosion on Baltic Ferry, ship engulfed in fire.
Post by: Captain Spencer on October 13, 2010, 00:06:14
Welcome back James!

Long time no see! :)
Title: Re: Explosion on Baltic Ferry, ship engulfed in fire.
Post by: RYAN123 on October 13, 2010, 07:02:02
That ferry used to run from Harwich to ejsberg (spelt it wrong)       bak then it was called Dana Gloria

(http://www.simplonpc.co.uk/DFDS/DanaGloria2002-01.jpg)

the Harwich to Esjberg route is now ran by Dana Sirena and it looks almost the same as gloria but she has biult more over the car deck

(http://www.simplonpc.co.uk/DFDS/DanaSirena_060620-039_bg.jpg)