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Caribbean Fantasy ferry fire: More than 500 passengers to abandon ship...
Mirror Online UK ^
| 8/17/16
| Alex Wellman
Posted on 08/17/2016 7:49:29 AM PDT by cll
Hundreds of passengers on board a packed ferry are being forced to abandon ship after a blaze broke out on board.
US Coastguards raced to the scene after receiving reports that a huge fire caught hold of a massive ship carrying more than 500 people.
A number of people are feared to be in the water - according to the Coastguard - but it is not yet known if any are injured.
Lifeboats
According to reports, the vessel is a passenger ferry that caught fire just a mile outside San Juan bay in Puerto Rico.
The US Coastguard revealed it was racing to the location to support frantic efforts to rescue those on board.
(Excerpt) Read more at mirror.co.uk ...
TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: caribbeanfantasy; coastguard; ferry; maritime; puertorico; rescue; sanjua; sanjuan; uscg
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No reports of injuries, deaths, or missing so far in local media.
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posted on
08/17/2016 7:49:29 AM PDT
by
cll
To: rrstar96; AuH2ORepublican; livius; adorno; wtc911; Willie Green; CGVet58; Clemenza; Narcoleptic; ...
Hat tip: Eric in the Ozarks. Sorry, I've been disconnected. Had been going through some tough times here in the island. But things will look up again soon, we hope.
Puerto Rico Ping! Please Freepmail me if you want on or off the list.
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posted on
08/17/2016 7:52:39 AM PDT
by
cll
(Serviam!)
To: cll
Praise God for that. Ship fires are bad news. The Morro Castle comes to mind.
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posted on
08/17/2016 8:00:31 AM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: cll
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posted on
08/17/2016 8:01:18 AM PDT
by
cll
(Serviam!)
To: All
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posted on
08/17/2016 8:02:12 AM PDT
by
cll
(Serviam!)
To: cll; SaveFerris; PROCON; FredZarguna; mylife; Lil Flower; Corky Ramirez; CopperTop; Larry Lucido
US Coastguard (sic)
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Seems like a lot of pride there, a lot of tradition.
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posted on
08/17/2016 8:02:34 AM PDT
by
Gamecock
(There is always one more idiot than you counted on.)
To: All
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posted on
08/17/2016 8:02:55 AM PDT
by
cll
(Serviam!)
To: All
Aerial photos credit: Puerto Rico Police Department Air Unit facebook page.
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posted on
08/17/2016 8:04:42 AM PDT
by
cll
(Serviam!)
To: Gamecock
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posted on
08/17/2016 8:06:42 AM PDT
by
cll
(Serviam!)
To: All
15 passengers treated for smoke inhalation.
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posted on
08/17/2016 8:09:24 AM PDT
by
cll
(Serviam!)
To: cll
The ferry appears less top-heavy than some of the cruise vessels I've seen in the Caribbean...
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posted on
08/17/2016 8:16:23 AM PDT
by
Eric in the Ozarks
(Baseball players, gangsters and musicians are remembered. But journalists are forgotten.)
To: BenLurkin
Especially bad when you consider that it’s probably full of vehicles all gassed up and ready to go. Fire on a car deck could quickly get out of control.
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posted on
08/17/2016 8:16:43 AM PDT
by
stormer
To: Gamecock
How many people do you lose on a normal cruse? 30? 40?!
To: stormer
The one photo had it venting from below decks both front and rear (I’m not a sailor). With what you’re saying, that’s really bad.
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posted on
08/17/2016 9:52:22 AM PDT
by
JimSEA
To: cll
That would be The United States Coast Guard.
Who writes this stuff? I hope that you didn't. It is not even at an 8th grade level of writing.
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posted on
08/17/2016 11:35:16 AM PDT
by
BatGuano
(You don't think I'd go into combat with loose change in my pocket, do ya?)
To: JimSEA
Looks like an evacuation slide near the stern. People could be in the water.
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posted on
08/17/2016 11:39:08 AM PDT
by
BatGuano
(You don't think I'd go into combat with loose change in my pocket, do ya?)
To: BatGuano
That’s copy/pasted directly from the source of the story at the link.
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posted on
08/17/2016 11:39:45 AM PDT
by
cll
(Serviam!)
To: BatGuano
Yeah, it doesn’t look too well designed - an L shaped slide?
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posted on
08/17/2016 12:42:18 PM PDT
by
JimSEA
To: Larry Lucido
The SS Sultana was taking people up-river, normally carried around 450 passengers & crew, and ended up losing about 4X that number, with maybe 500 survivors.
To: cll
Hey, I’ve been to that castle!
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posted on
08/17/2016 1:46:33 PM PDT
by
T-Bone Texan
(Don't be a lone wolf. Form up small leaderlesss cells ASAP !)
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