The Isle Of Innisfree
Three lifeboats have been scrambled from Kent to a ferry in the English Channel after a fire broke out on board.
The Isle of Innisfree was around halfway across the Channel when the blaze broke out in the engine room. There were 183 people on board in total - 94 passengers and 89 crew members. Everyone is safe and accounted for.The Isle of Innisfree in the middle of the image, surrounded by RNLI boats. Pic: MarineTrafficA spokesman for Irish Ferries said:"Irish Ferries can confirm that this evening, the crew on board its ship the Isle of Innisfree were alerted to a small fire in the ship's engine room while the ship was sailing from Dover to Calais.
"Irish Ferries crews train regularly to deal with incidents at sea, and the company has put its training into action and the fire has been extinguished.More from UK
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