Mathias Posted February 2, 2023 Report Share Posted February 2, 2023 There has been an big fire on Icon of the Seas but the fire is now under control. Hope the ship is not that damaged, but they are saying it might get delayed, depending on the damages. The shipyard will give an update after they have assessed the damages. Here is an Finnish news article about the fire https://yle.fi/a/74-20016019 Google Translate: Fire on Icon of the Seas at Meyer's shipyard in Turku - the shipbuilders have already managed to return to the ship According to the regional fire chief, the fire on the Icon of the Seas ship under construction has been extinguished, and damage assessment is underway. Varsinais-Suomen rescue service has received a fire alarm at 10:30 on Telakkakatu in Turku. The alarm has been given with the code large vehicle fire. Several units of the rescue service have been called to the scene. According to Yle's information, the employees on Icon of the Seas have been alerted to the meeting place. Icon of the Seas is a cruise ship under construction for Royal Caribbean International, which will be the flagship of the Icon class. It is scheduled to enter traffic in 2024. Regional fire chief Sebastian Holm from the Varsinais-Finnish rescue service told Yle shortly after 11 o'clock that the fire is under control. - The situation is mostly under control, the surveys of smoke damage and others are still being investigated. The actual fire has been extinguished. But there is nothing more to inform about this point. Regional fire chief Holm promises more detailed information later in the day. Anna Hakala, the shipyard's communications manager, says that the Icon of the Seas was evacuated, but the employees have already been able to return to the ship. The shipyard will provide more information later. - Of course, this caused delays when the employees had to leave the ship. It's already back to work there. We are investigating the damage caused. FireFishII, WAAAYTOOO, cruisellama and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mathias Posted February 2, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2023 According to another Finnish news site, https://www.hs.fi/kotimaa/turku/art-2000009366830.html the damages might not actually be that big. Google Translate: Virto cannot say how extensive the damage was caused by the fire. According to him, the fire itself did not have time to spread widely, but it spread a lot of smoke on at least three decks of the ship. UPDATE: Several news have now been released that the fire was not that serious. No one was injured, and the ship itself was not badly damaged. Xaa, Cactus527 and WAAAYTOOO 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jill Posted February 2, 2023 Report Share Posted February 2, 2023 I’ve asked someone who was on the ship where the fire was. Apparently in a stairs area. Doesn’t sound too major. Mostly smoke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted February 2, 2023 Report Share Posted February 2, 2023 Probably some welding accident. SPS 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisellama Posted February 2, 2023 Report Share Posted February 2, 2023 Maybe not enough fire watcher with the extinguishers around the welders? zuko94 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted February 3, 2023 Report Share Posted February 3, 2023 https://crew-center.com/small-fire-breaks-out-icon-seas-meyer-turku-shipyard bobroo and Mathias 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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