Cruise liner off England coast catches fire
{{date|May 6, 2006}}

A cruise ship caught fire 32 km (20 miles) off the southeast coast of [[England]]. The blaze started in the engine-room of the Calypso, which had 708 passengers and crew onboard. 

The passengers were mainly Dutch.

Specialist firefighters transported by helicopter from the East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service tackled the fire.

It was tugged to Southampton by the Anglican Monarch, a tug boat jointly operated by England and France. The relieved passengers left to boat 16 hours after the fire started. 

"A team will be going onboard to assess the situation, so time will tell," said the Maritime and Coastguard Agency spokeswoman.

There were no causualties and no evacuation.

==Sources==
*{{source|url=http://www.ibnlive.com/news/cruise-liner-on-fire-off-se-england/9588-2.html|title=Cruise liner on fire off SE England|author=Reuters|pub=CNN-IBN|date=6 May 2006}}
*{{source|url= http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/stricken-cruise-liner-arrives-at-english-port-after-fire/2006/05/07/1146940397319.html 
|title= Stricken cruise liner arrives at English port after fire
|author= 
|pub= Sydney Morning Herald
|date= 7 May 2006 }}
*{{source|url= http://news.scotsman.com/uk.cfm?id=682342006
|title= Firefighters flown in to tackle cruise ship blaze in English Channel
|author= 
|pub= The Scotsman
|date= 6 May 2006}}
*{{source|url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/4979538.stm 
|title= Cruise ship in port after blaze 
|author= 
|pub= BBC News
|date= 6 May 2006 }}

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[[Category:Europe]]
[[Category:United Kingdom]]
[[Category:England]]
[[Category:Disasters and accidents]]
[[Category:Fires]]
[[Category:Transport]]
[[Category:Merchant shipping]]
[[Category:Southampton]]
[[Category:East Sussex]]
[[Category:English Channel]]
A cruise ship caught fire 32 km (20 miles) off the southeast coast of England. The blaze started in the engine-room of the Calypso, which had 708 passengers and crew onboard. 

The passengers were mainly Dutch.

Specialist firefighters transported by helicopter from the East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service tackled the fire.

It was tugged to Southampton by the Anglican Monarch, a tug boat jointly operated by England and France. The relieved passengers left to boat 16 hours after the fire started. 

"A team will be going onboard to assess the situation, so time will tell," said the Maritime and Coastguard Agency spokeswoman.

There were no causualties and no evacuation.
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