Bahamas Celebration
The 202 meter long, 3210 dwt passenger ship Bahamas Celebration suffered a fire while off Grand Bahama, Bahamas. One of the vessel’s six generators had caught fire in the engine room. A piston rod broke and went through the side of the engine. The crew was able to quickly contain and extinguish the blaze. However, the vessel’s main engine was shut down requiring a tugs to tow the vessel into port. None of the 707 passengers or 300 crewmen were injured. No reports of any pollution being released.
