There was anxiety in the Trelawny capital Falmouth this
morning as a Royal Caribbean's Freedom of the Seas caught fire. The police were
quick on the scene and scores of people rushed to see.
22 Jul 2015
A fire broke out earlier this morning on Royal Caribbean's
Freedom of the Seas and was subsequently contained and extinguished.
The Jamaica
Gleaner posted a photo of Freedom of the Seas near Falmouth, Jamaica with
black smoke coming from the ship.
11:07am UPDATE:Royal Caribbean has issued a statement that
the fire occurred in a mechanical space and has been contained and
extinguished. All systems are functioning.
11:30am UPDATE: Royal Caribbean has issued a statement
regarding the fire on Freedom of the Seas:
On July 22, 2015, Freedom of the Seas experience a fire in a
mechanical space as the ship was pulling into Falmouth, Jamaica. The ship's
fire suppression system was immediately activated, which contained and
extinguished the fire. In an abundance of caution, the Captain mustered all
guests at their assembly stations. The ship is currently alongside in Falmouth
and all systems are functioning.
Freedom of the Seas is currently on a seven-night sailing
that departed Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Sunday, July 19, and includes port
calls to Labadee, Haiti; Falmouth, Jamaica; George Town, Grand Cayman, Cozumel,
Mexico.
11:42am UPDATE: Royal Caribbean reports Freedom of the Seas
is docked in Falmouth, Jamaica as scheduled and all systems functioning.
11:52am UPDATE: Royal Caribbean reports all guests have been
accounted for and no injuries reported.
12:10pm UPDATE: Royal Caribbean reports all crew members
have been accounted for, with just one crew member treated for a first-degree
burn.
12:29pm UPDATE: The Jamaica Gleaner has a video of smoke
coming from Freedom of the Seas.
3:05pm UPDATE: Royal Caribbean announced Freedom of the Seas
will continue with her regularly scheduled itinerary for the current sailing.