Fire breaks out on cruise ship docked in Sydney Harbour with 600 passengers evacuated
- A guest cabin was alight onboard the Viking Orion
- Firefighters were called to White Bay at about 8.10am
- The fire has been extinguished, no one was injured
Some 600 people were evacuated off a cruise ship in Sydney Harbour after a fire broke out onboard.
Fire and Rescue NSW were called to White Bay Cruise Terminal at about 8.10am on Friday following reports of a fire on the Viking Orion ship.
It’s understood the fire affected a guest cabin inside the vessel.
The blaze was extinguished at about 8.40am.
Paramedics are at the scene and it is understood no one was injured during the incident.
The ship (above) was moored at White Bay in Sydney Harbour while the passengers evacuated
The Viking Orion has capacity for 930 passengers and was due to arrive in Melbourne on Saturday.
Viking Cruises told Daily Mail Australia the fire is believed to have started from an electric problem.
‘The fire was extinguished within minutes by the ship’s crew, and there were no injuries,’ a spokesperson said.
‘Viking is fully investigating the incident, and early reports indicate the cause of the fire was electrical, possibly from a corded device.
‘All scheduled operations on board the Viking Orion have continued and we do not expect any disruption to the current voyage.’
Some 600 people were evacuated off the cruise ship Viking Orion after a fire broke out in three rooms (pictured smoke coming out the side of the boat)
It is understood all passengers were safely evacuated from the ship with no one injured during the incident (pictured, firefighters at the scene)
