P.E.I. ferry fire

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UPD: No injuries reported after P.E.I.-NS ferry fire (91.9 The Bend)

No injuries have been reported after a fire broke out on a ferry crossing from Woods Harbour, Prince Edward Island to Caribou, Nova Scotia. Staff at t...

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.

No injuries after fire breaks out on P.E.I.-Nova Scotia ferry (Globalnews.ca)

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.

Fire breaks out on ferry between N.S. and P.E.I, evacuation underway (CTV News Atlantic)

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.

P.E.I. ferry evacuated after fire in engine room, operator says no ... (Toronto Star)

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...

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW Skip Advertisement ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW Skip Advertisement “There are no reported injuries to customers or crew.” Photos posted on social media showed smoke billowing from the ferry just off the shore.

Fire forces evacuation of P.E.I.-N.S. ferry as fisherman, first ... (CBC.ca)

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.

Shoreside rescue - 182 passengers evacuated from P.E.I. ferry after ... (SaltWire Network)

WOOD ISLANDS, P.E.I. — It started out as a normal day for Josie Mason as she sat aboard the Holiday Island ferry on her way to P.E.I. July 22. No ...

I’m relieved to hear that all of the MV Holiday Island passengers have made it to land safely. “(I thought) they were going to make us swim to shore. Eighteen crew members and seven local firefighters remained on board to deal with the fire. In a release from Northumberland Ferries, Don Cormier, vice-president, said the ship's crew and safety systems were able to contain the fire. In the release from NFL, no injuries were reported. “At that point they didn’t know if we would have to go down the slides. And I’m like, ‘I’m not going in there. “There is no timeline for getting our cars back,” she said. “I informed them that the boat was made of metal, and it was not going to burn down.” "They said someone has to assess if the boat is even safe before they move it closer to shore to take the vehicles off, then go from there. “Once everyone was in, the raft fishing boats that were nearby showed up, and we transferred to them and went to shore.” No stranger to the ferry, Mason, who is from Nova Scotia, was making one of her many summertime trips across the water to see her friends on the Island and to play in an annual ball tournament.

Fire breaks out on ferry between N.S. and P.E.I., passengers ... (CTV News Atlantic)

The MV Holiday Island ferry was evacuated Friday afternoon after a fire broke out in the engine room earlier in the day.

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