The cruise ship Emerald Princess caught fire in engine room during a voyage from Southampton to Las Palmas. The fire alarm was activated after smoke engulfed the engine room and lower decks. According to the witness evidences the fire was caused by suspected fuel leak in the engine room, which inflames and caused thick smoke in some compartments. The water tight doors had been closed and the fire fighters were moving into position and crew stopped generators one and four. The crew started CO2 firefighting system and extinguished the flames in short time without causing any danger for the passengers on board. The passengers were informed about the incident later after the situation was put under control.

There is no report about injuries or serious damages on board of the cruise ship. The cruise ship Emerald Princess resumed the voyage to Las Palmas on Canary Islands, where will be inspected by the coast guard. The investigation for the root cause of the fire is under way.

The ship Emerald Princess (IMO: 9333151) is Grand-class cruise ship for Princess Cruises and has overall length of 290.00 m, moulded beam of 36.00 m and maximum draft of 8.00 m. The vessel has 15 decks and capacity for 3,080 passengers and 1,200 crew.