A article from Business Insider and other media outlets report that a Russian cruise ship – the Pyotr Tchaikovsky – caught fire in St. Petersburg, killing one person. More than 300 passengers and crew were evacuated from the ship. The incident happened on August 22, around 05:30 a.m. local time....
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Carnival cruise ship experience engine fire – no passenger or crew injuries reported
A Carnival Cruise Line ship, the Carnival Triumph, experience an engine fire early today while in the Gulf of Mexico. According to a CNN report, The Carnival Triumph was off the Yucatan Peninsula, heading back to Galveston, Texas, when the fire occurred Sunday morning... The ship's automatic fire extinguishing system...