Engine-Room Fire aboard Carnival Liberty, No Injuries

zoom A fire broke out aboard the Carnival Liberty, a Conquest-class cruise ship operated by Carnival Cruise Line, on Monday while the ship was in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. The cruise ship was carrying 3,346 passengers and 1,150 crew; however, as informed by the U.S. Coast Guard there were no injuries reported. At approximately 11:45 a.m. on Monday, local time, watchstanders at the Coast Guard Sector San Juan command center received a report from the Carnival Liberty of a fire in the cruise ships aft engine room while it was moored in St. Thomas. The Carnival Liberty crew reported that the fire had been extinguished by cruise ship’s CO2 and Hi-Fog fire suppression systems and that all passengers and non-essential crew had been safely disembarked. Coast Guard marine safety investigators and inspectors from Marine Safety Detachment Saint Thomas have been dispatched to the scene with the Carnival Liberty to assess the damage and determine cause of the fire.