FALMOUTH, Jamaica, July 22 (UPI) — A Royal Caribbean cruise ship moored at a port in Falmouth, Jamaica, caught fire Wednesday morning.
The fire aboard the Freedom of the Seas started in the engine room and was later put out. No injures were reported.
#FreedomOfTheSeas experienced a fire this morning in a mechanical space. The fire was contained & extinguished, all systems are functioning.— RCLcorp (@RCLcorp) July 22, 2015
Passengers documented the incident on social media. Engineer Bob Baldwin said that passengers were asked to move toward the ship’s lifeboat but were not told to evacuate.
The ship is based at Port Canaveral, Fla., where it departed Sunday for a seven-night trip. The Freedom of the Seas can carry over 3,600 passengers and about 1,300 crew.
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