MSC Lirica Is On Fire in Corfu - Merged Threads

[Jeremiah1212]

Ship is currently on fire in Corfu. Heavy smoke and flames are visible. Several live streams on FB.  

 

https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/24549-msc-lirica-is-on-fire-in-corfu.html

[SummmerInKefalonia]

https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/24549-msc-lirica-is-on-fire-in-corfu.html?fbclid=IwAR0McI1CK4jpikSlJO1BTmRXnxVblz0jsjSgBmtCNwskYuqibvYTz6G3NwU

 

LIVE COVERAGE:

https://www.iefimerida.gr/ellada/kerkyra-fotia-se-kroyazieroploio-sto-limani-eikona-binteo

 

[Aplmac]

Yes I'm seeing posts and pictures all over face-book!

 

Fire looks to be amidships.

[BigAl94]

Looks like another one for the breakers!

[sidari]

Just had a video from a friend who lives on Corfu Island, did not look to good.

 

This video is from youtube. MSC LIRICA IS ON FIRE - YouTube

Edited March 12, 2021 by sidari

[Mikeandliz]

MSC SHIP  FIRE

 

https://youtu.be/MVKFKL-BxjE

[sidari]

[GregD]

Here's a close-up of the damage.

Definitely started in a lifeboat.

[Linda the Book Lover]

I hope those involved are alright with no injuries.

[GonzoWCS]

Hope folks are all OK

[highcruiser]

2 hours ago, GregD said:

Here's a close-up of the damage.

Definitely started in a lifeboat.

Lifeboat can't cause fire

[Bertie Doe]

44 minutes ago, highcruiser said:

Lifeboat can't cause fire

Yep very true, it's usually accidents that causes fires. Looking at Marine Traffic and Windy.com there is a slight theoretical chance, that a cigarette, accidentally falling out of an ashtray on the sundeck, could drop back inwards onto the lifeboat :-

 

https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/centerx:19.906/centery:39.633/zoom:15

 

https://www.windy.com/?39.628,20.197,9

 

 

 

[macmax]

Why not?  There is gasoline there for one thing.

Maybe work was being done on it and S--- happened?

[GonzoWCS]

1 hour ago, highcruiser said:

Lifeboat can't cause fire

That sounds sorta like an absolute.

[sidari]

1 hour ago, Bertie Doe said:

Yep very true, it's usually accidents that causes fires. Looking at Marine Traffic and Windy.com there is a slight theoretical chance, that a cigarette, accidentally falling out of an ashtray on the sundeck, could drop back inwards onto the lifeboat :-

 

https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/centerx:19.906/centery:39.633/zoom:15

 

https://www.windy.com/?39.628,20.197,9

 

 

 

Unlikely as there are no passengers onboard, Fires usually come down to three things, Accidental, Mechanical Failure or Malicious Ignition.

[Aplmac]

[Aplmac]

From what we see here ^ what decks are involved?

 

https://www.cruisecheap.com/deckplans/msc-cruises-msc-lirica-deckplans-puccini-deck.html

[optimusprime82]

Glad hear that no one was injured. Hopefully she wont' be laid up for too long.

[Heartgrove]

MSC is reporting that the fire originated in a lifeboat on the starboard side and caused exterior damage but little interior damage. The heavy black smoke was due to the material used (fibreglass) for the hull and superstructure of the lifeboats. 

[ziggyuk]

3 hours ago, highcruiser said:

Lifeboat can't cause fire

 

The lithium batteries in some of the safety equipment can though. 

[LouChamp]

One would think that the materials used to manufacture a lifeboats would be fireproof. 

[BSR]

Good to hear that no one was injured in the fire.

[Heartgrove]

34 minutes ago, LouChamp said:

One would think that the materials used to manufacture a lifeboats would be fireproof. 

They are fire resistant but if exposed to flame for a certain amount of time will ignite.

[SakeDad]

5 hours ago, highcruiser said:

Lifeboat can't cause fire

Apparently you are wrong, according to MSC. So either someone dropped a cigarette from a balcony above that lit the lifeboat up or it had a mechanical issue. Glad to hear there were no injuries.

[capriccio]

This was posted by chengkp75 on the Princess board.  I hope he doesn't mind me sharing it.

 

5 hours ago, chengkp75 said:

Very likely they were test running the lifeboat engines, and this one caught on fire.  The lifeboat engines, by design get very little use, so they frequently pump some oil through the engine and into the exhaust pipe, where it collects.  These are typically flexible accordion type stainless steel hoses, so they can run along the bottom of the boat.  The oil collects in the low point, and when the engine is run long enough for the exhaust gas to get really hot, the oil will light off, superheating the exhaust pipe, and catching anything nearby on fire.  I suspect a couple of engineers were going along the entire starboard side, starting all the boat engines, and letting them run while they went to the next, etc.  One of the boats they started a while back, caught fire.  It is a moderately common fault of boats that are not maintained in top condition, or that have been left for a while, like when a ship is in lay-up.