Iranian Ship Linked to Houthi Attacks Heads Home Amid Tensions
(Bloomberg) — An Iranian ship that’s been linked to Houthi attacks in the Red Sea is returning home, removing a prominent asset in the area as the Islamic Republic braces...
A fire hit Royal Caribbean’s Freedom of the Seas Wednesday during on a seven-night cruise out of Cape Canaveral, Florida to the Caribbean.
Royal Caribbean International said in a statement that the fire broke in a mechanical area aboard the ship as it arrived in Falmouth, Jamaica. The ship’s fire suppression system was immediately activated, which contained and extinguished the fire, the statement said.
One crewmember sustained first-degree burns in the incident, but all guests have been accounted for and none were injured, the company said.
Freedom of the Seas was expected to continue with its regularly scheduled itinerary with the next stop in George Town, Grand Cayman on Thursday.
The 154,000 gross ton Freedom of the Seas was delivered in 2006 and can carry 3,600 guests.
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