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Cruise ship in port after blaze

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    A cruise ship carrying 708 people has been towed to Southampton after an engine fire sparked a major alert in the English Channel.

    Crew members brought the fire under control, later assisted by East Sussex firefighters as part of a new national offshore fire and rescue service. The Calypso was about 20 miles south-west of Beachy Head at the time.

    Although passengers and crew boarded lifeboats, no evacuation was carried out and there were no casualties. The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) received a Mayday call at about 0400 BST from the Calypso.

    East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service firefighters were helicoptered to the ship, in the first incident dealt with by the Maritime Incident Response Group (MIRG) launched last month.

    Lifeboats from England and France, and several merchant ships, also attended following the Mayday call.

    Full story HERE

    SOURCE: BBC
     
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