MSC Lirica

[vic mcclymont]

Lirica is anchored off the port of Corfu and has been for the last fortnight.
Metro on line shows photographs of billowing black smoke belching from the ships accommodation.
Fire fighting ships are in attendance.
Vic

[Lewis McColl]

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this is supposed to have been taken today.

[happy daze john in oz]

Not a good look, somehow do not think she will be cruising for some time

[Doc Vernon]

[Ivan Cloherty]

Seems to be a lack of outside assistance, unless the fire fighting tugs are on the other side sending the fire across the ship, there should be outside assistance on both sides, any other info.

[corrientes]

Seems to be a lack of outside assistance, unless the fire fighting tugs are on the other side sending the fire across the ship, there should be outside assistance on both sides, any other info.

Fire fighting tugs in Corfu?????

[Lewis McColl]

I suppose there is a silver lining if such a thing is possible under the circumstances. No passengers and no doubt fewer crew. You have to wonder though how the fire started in the first place. Electrical fault? or a galley fire. Not being familiar with cruise ship lay out would that possibly be in an area a galley would be in?
As Ivan says there is not a lot of outside assistance on view.

[cappy]

Info ses it was a fibre glass lifeboat set afire but two onboard fire fighting gangs have got control .....suppose the melted glass rolled down the side setting others alight

[j.sabourn]

Maybe someone smoking in bed. Is the ship named after the sportswear that racing cyclists wear ? JS.

[Lewis McColl]

Maybe weekly routines , dodgy battery charger? hopefully no one injured.