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The MV Holiday Island is on fire in the water just off Wood Islands. The ferry was scheduled to leave PEI at 11:45.

RCMP said the ferry terminal is currently closed. "Holiday Island was making a scheduled 10am crossing from Caribou to Wood Islands. Just after 11am nearing approach into Wood Islands, the ship experienced a fire in the Engine Room," Don Cormier Vice President for Northumberland Ferries Limited said. "Ship’s crew and safety systems contained the fire.

A fire has started onboard the ferry crossing from Woods Harbour, Prince Edward Island to Caribou, Nova Scotia. Staff at the Woods Harbour Terminal co...

As all passengers have been taken ashore, local authorities and the ferry operators are responsible for any updates. Local fire, police & paramedics are on scene. 18 Crew and 7 local firefighters remain on board to fight the fire.

Nobody was injured and passengers are safely ashore after a fire broke out on the P.E.I.-Nova Scotia ferry Friday, close to the Wood Islands Ferry Terminal.

When she got there, emergency personnel began arriving at the scene and getting lifeboats into the water. He has since left to try his luck at the Confederation Bridge. It asked members of the public to avoid the area. Seven local firefighters remain on board to fight the fire. “Ship’s crew and safety systems contained the fire. “The guy at the terminal said that things didn’t look good and we should be prepared to turn around and leave,” he said. MacLaughlin said the ferry appeared to be coming in to dock at the time. “When we pulled up to the terminal to check in for our reservation, you could see a lot of heavy black and brown smoke, which was clearly coming from the ferry,” he said. “We apologize for the inconvenience to our customers and our focus at this time is the safety of our passengers, ensuring our passengers are safely evacuated ashore and the safety of our crew,” he said. In a series of tweets, the Halifax Joint Rescue Coordination Centre said it responded to a distress call at 11:17 a.m. indicating the Holiday Island “suffered a fire in their engine room and subsequently ran aground.” In the release issued just after 1 p.m., Cormier said the company is suspending the rest of the ferry crossings for the day “out of an abundance of caution and to focus on safely getting the passengers ashore.” In a tweet just before noon, the P.E.I. RCMP said officers are assisting with an “incident offshore near the Wood Island Ferry Terminal” and said the terminal is currently closed.

A social media post from Bay Ferries and Northumberland Ferries Ltd. says today's crossings aboard the MV Holiday Island are cancelled due to an emergency ...

A tweet from the Prince Edward Island RCMP says the force is assisting with an “incident offshore” near the ferry terminal, and it asks the public to avoid the area to allow first responders to act. The company says in a news release that the fire broke out in the ship’s engine room just after 11 a.m. as the vessel was approaching the Wood Islands ferry terminal. A ferry that runs between Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island is being evacuated after a fire broke out on board.

The ferry left port in Caribou, N.S., at 10 a.m. on its way to Wood Islands, P.E.I. The fire broke out just after 11 a.m.. According to Northumberland Ferries ...

2 hr ago 2 hr ago 2 hr ago 2 hr ago 1 hr ago 2 hr ago 1 hr ago 2 hr ago 2 hr ago 1 hr ago 2 hr ago Passengers were evacuated from the vessel via inflatable slides to get to rafts below.

WOOD ISLANDS, P.E.I. - An official with Bay Ferries Ltd. says there is a fire aboard a ferry that runs between Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island.

Photos posted on social media showed smoke billowing from the ferry just off the shore. Cormier said the ship was on a scheduled run that departed Nova Scotia at 10 a.m. When the fire broke out near the Prince Edward Island terminal, the captain dropped both anchors and steered the vessel onto a soft shoal, Cormier said. “There are no reported injuries to customers or crew.” All passengers had been taken ashore as of 1:15 p.m. local time, according to a tweet from the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre in Halifax. The centre received a distress call at 11:17 a.m. saying a fire had broken out in the ferry’s engine room and it had subsequently run aground. WOOD ISLANDS, P.E.I. - A fire that broke out on a ferry as it neared Prince Edward Island Friday morning forced an emergency evacuation of 182 passengers. Northumberland Ferries Ltd., the company that operates the MV Holiday Island, said the vessel was approaching the terminal in Wood Islands, P.E.I., when there was a fire in its engine room.

WOOD ISLANDS, P.E.I. - A fire that broke out on a ferry as it neared Prince Edward Island Friday morning forced an emergency evacuation of 182 passeng...

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WOOD ISLANDS, P.E.I. - A fire that broke out on a ferry as it neared Prince Edward Island Friday morning forced an emergency evacuation of 182 passeng...

Photos posted on social media showed smoke billowing from the ferry just off the shore. Cormier said the ship was on a scheduled run that departed Nova Scotia at 10 a.m. When the fire broke out near the Prince Edward Island terminal, the captain dropped both anchors and steered the vessel onto a soft shoal, Cormier said. “There are no reported injuries to customers or crew.” All passengers had been taken ashore as of 1:15 p.m. local time, according to a tweet from the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre in Halifax. The centre received a distress call at 11:17 a.m. saying a fire had broken out in the ferry’s engine room and it had subsequently run aground. WOOD ISLANDS, P.E.I. - A fire that broke out on a ferry as it neared Prince Edward Island Friday morning forced an emergency evacuation of 182 passengers. Northumberland Ferries Ltd., the company that operates the MV Holiday Island, said the vessel was approaching the terminal in Wood Islands, P.E.I., when there was a fire in its engine room.

More than 200 people were safely evacuated from a ferry travelling from Nova Scotia to Prince Edward Island Friday after a fire broke out in the vessel's ...

As soon as the captain announced that all passengers were off, it was kind of a relief." And when we looked out, there was a bunch of black smoke coming out of the engine room from the top of the smokestack." "Know that we're on it and our hearts go out to everyone who has been affected." It was just a matter of being patient and waiting for things to happen. We apologize for the inconvenience.— @PEIFerries "Also, the children themselves were concerned — a lot of noise, alarm bells going and so on. "The main thing is everybody got off safe and sound. As long as people don't get injured, that's the main thing. But, you know, I have to say I'm glad to be on P.E.I., walking on the red road." "And when we stepped outside, we looked out. Cormier said there were no injuries to passengers or crew. Their vehicles and luggage had to be left behind, though.