Fire on Viking Orion Quickly Extinguished

By Jim Walker on February 3, 2023

A fire broke out on the Viking Orion cruise ship yesterday morning. Approximately 600 people on board were reportedly evacuated from the cruise ship around 8:10 a.m. Crew members quickly extinguished he fire which impacted three cabins.

Photos of the cruise ship showed black smoke billowing out of one of the ship’s windows.

🚨 BREAKING NEWS 🚨
A fire has broken out on board a cruise ship docked at Sydney's White Bay. It's believed three cabins on the Viking Orion are alight with 850 crew members and passengers currently being evacuated. #Sunriseon7 pic.twitter.com/OxJKlgYC6I
— Sunrise (@sunriseon7) February 2, 2023

There were no injuries to either cruise guests or crew member.

From yesterday – fire aboard @VikingCruises' Orion #cruise ship, evacuated in port, no injuries reported . . . https://t.co/gcQiTSupyJ
— James (Jim) Walker (@CruiseLaw) February 3, 2023

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