Eyewitnesses said that a lightning strike may have sparked the fire on the Carnival Freedom, a claim that Carnival said 'is being investigated.'
A Carnival cruise ship will be out of commission for repairs for at least a week after its exhaust funnel caught fire and partially collapsed Saturday during a trip to the Bahamas. It marked the second time in just under two years that the funnel on this same ship, the Carnival Freedom, went up in flames while carrying passengers. What caused the most recent incident is still being investigated, according to the cruise company.
Funnels are essentially used as smokestacks or chimneys to expel fumes and engine exhaust.The U.S. Coast Guard said the Carnival Freedom crew was able to extinguish the fire Saturday without their help. They were aware of the fire, though, and issued a Captain of the Port order to the cruise ship before it was scheduled to enter Port Canaveral, Florida, on Monday.
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