An engine room fire broke out on the Canadian ferry Holiday Island on 22 July, with the crew safely evacuating all passengers, while also keeping the fire contained.
The ro/pax ferry Holiday Island left the port of Caribou, Nova Scotia on a routine crossing to Woods Island, Prince Edwards Island. A little later, JRCC Halifax received a distress call reporting that the ferry had suffered a fire in the engine room and had ran aground.
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The ferry crew mustered all the passengers, deploying the lifeboats, as well as evacuation slides from the top deck level. In addition, nearby fishing vessels also helped as passengers disembarked. A
All safely got off the vessel, and no injuries were reported.
A core team of crewmembers and an additional complement of firefighters remained on board to maintain boundary cooling on the fire, which was still confined to the engine room.
However, a little later the ferry began to take on a slight list, forcing the crewmembers to evacuate the vessel. The vessel stopped emitting smoke on 24 July, allowing responders to bring the vessel safely back to a pier.
The Holiday Island Ferry was built in the 70 s way past it’s prime,shouldn’t of still been in service… looks like there was an Engine Fire… The NFL Ferry Route is still Canceled on this Monday,July 25th,2022. John Wood in Charlottetown,Prince Edward Island CANADA.