Evacuation started after the fire began at 9:20 a.m. local time (3:20 a.m. The Nordlys was built in 1944 by Volkswerft in Stralsund, Germany and is one of several vessels that ply the Norwegian coast on a popular 1,500-mile cruise between above the Arctic Circle.
Aalesund, with a population of 42,000, is known as an art nouveau town and a popular tourist attraction once voted the prettiest in Norway. By continuing to use our site we assume that you accept our policies. The nationalities of the passengers is not known, but most of the tourists are believed to be Norwegian. Join the 62,005 smart Maritime Professionals who receive our daily newsletter. Two people died after a cruise liner caught fire off Norway's coast. (AP Photo/Scanpix) NORWAY OUT. Lav Helge Matvik / Norwegian Coastal Admin.
The police were notified about the fire at 9:20 a.m. Two people, both employees of Hurtigruten, perished in the fire. Lav Helge Matvik / Norwegian Coastal Admin. Fatal Fire On MS NORDLYS — Updated (2) Martin Cox | September 15, 2011 | Shipping Articles | 2 Comments | September 15, 2011 | Shipping Articles | 2 Comments The fire broke out in the engine room at 9.20 a.m. (0720 GMT).
The rest of the ship's 207 passengers and 55 crew on board the MS Nordlys were taken to safety. MS Nordlys Fire September 15, 2011 Paul Hancock The 123 meter long, 860 dwt MS Nordlys caught fire just prior to arriving at Alesund, Norway.
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Everything went calm and smoothly.
PHOTO: Hurtigruten. The passengers were evacuated using lifeboats.
Police said they sealed off parts of the Alesund because of smoke from the fire.
According to the website of operator Hurtigruten the 1994-built Nordlys can carry 691 passengers.
The fire is believed to have ignited in the engine room after an explosion.
The Nordlys, operating on the popular tourist route from Bergen to the northern regions above the Polar circle, was close to the port of Aalesund in Western Norway when a fire started. MS Nordlys is a comfortable ship. Two people died after a cruise liner caught fire off Norway's coast.
"It's incredibly sad to receive news that we have lost two people," Hurtigruten's administrative manager Olav Fjell told the Norwegian news agency NTB. "Even one is too many.". The cruise ship was traveling north with 262 people on board from Bergen on the route that takes the vessel up to Kirkenes, located above the Arctic Circle.
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"Our suspicion is that there was an explosion in the machine room," Acting Police Chief Yngve Skovly of the Sunnmoere Police District told reporters Thursday. The crew did a really good job. "We were sent up on deck and given our lifevests. "There are no indications that the fire had spread to other rooms in the ship," he said. Everything went calm and smoothly.
Police said they sealed off parts of the Alesund because of smoke from the fire. More than 100 passengers were evacuated into lifeboats before the ship reached port. He could not confirm reports that the fire-extinguishing system onboard the ship did not work, but said the electricity system was knocked out.
Smoke billowing from the MS Nordlys cruise liner off the port of Aalesund on Thursday.
On Thursday, a fire broke out on the MS Nordlys while it was heading towards the quay in Ålesund. Contribute today, © 2020 The Norwegian American | PO Box 30863 | Seattle WA 98113 | 206.784.4617 | ISSN 2473-9251. MS Nordlys is a Norwegian-registered cruise ship operated by Hurtigruten. The Sunnmore police district says that 106 passengers were evacuated into lifeboats before the vessel managed to dock into the port of Alesund.
Borghild Eldoeen, a spokesman for the rescue services in Norway said.”The fire is under control now but we have a problem with the ship taking on water so right now they are working on stabilising the vessel.” The ship continues to list. msnbc.com news services.
"Even one is too many.".
Thorsen described the fire as "big and intense."
Thick, black smoke poured out of the ship while it was tugged into the harbor. The remaining passengers and remaining crew left the vessel as smoke continued to billow from the boat, and were sent to a nearby hotel. Danielle Passebois-Paya, a French tourist, told Norwegian daily Aftenposten that the evacuation went smoothly. Preliminary Report Sheds Light on Container Loss from APL England, Maersk Launceston Captain Arrested in Greece, Photos: Towering VB10000 Arrives at Golden Ray Wreck Site, Containership Maersk Launceston and Greek Minesweeper Collide Off Piraeus, Dayang Topaz: Crew Jump Overboard After Vessel Hits Platform in Malaysia, Watch: Viral Video Shows Scary Moment a Lifeboat Suddenly Falls During a Drill, U.S. Coast Guard Conducts Simulated Rescue on Offshore Wind Turbine, Windoc Incident – Story Behind YouTube’s Most Chilling Video. The fire broke out in the engine room at 9.20 a.m. (0720 GMT). She was built by Volkswerft GmbH in Stralsund, Germany in 1994. The fire started in the engine room and spread to other sections of the Nordlys.
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Smoke billowing from the MS Nordlys cruise liner off the port of Aalesund on Thursday.
A fuel leak is presented as the cause of the accident.
Police said no one was killed but three people were taken to hospital. Every contribution – big or small – makes a difference.
The Sunnmore police district says that 106 passengers were evacuated into lifeboats before the vessel managed to dock into the port of Alesund.
Police said two persons were confirmed dead, and all other crew members had been accounted for. The Accident Commission, in a preliminary report, stated that the fire probably started in the starboard main engine. "It's incredibly sad to receive news that we have lost two people," Hurtigruten's administrative manager Olav Fjell told the Norwegian news agency NTB. Firefighters from Alesund called out all personnel to help bring the fire under control. The MS Nordlys is one of the vessels in the Hurtigruten fleet that sails north and south along the coast of Norway.