Amadea passengers evacuated after fire in Rønne
All 320 passengers were evacuated safely after a fire broke out while the cruise ship was docked in Denmark.
A fire aboard Amadea led to the evacuation of 320 passengers while the cruise ship was docked at Rønne’s cruise quay in Denmark on Monday, September 14.
The blaze began inside a linen-storage compartment while the vessel was alongside the quay. Bornholm Police received the alarm at 7:21 a.m., and the fire was brought under control and extinguished within ten minutes.
No passengers or crew members were injured. Police said all those evacuated from the ship were safe and in good condition following the incident.
Bornholm Police launched an investigation to determine the cause of the fire in the linen compartment. Amadea is flagged in the Bahamas and operated by German cruise company Phoenix Reisen.