A fire that broke out on a ferry as it neared Prince Edward Island Friday morning forced an emergency evacuation of 182 passengers.
Northumberland Ferries Ltd., the company that operates the MV Holiday Island, said the vessel was approaching the terminal in Wood Islands, P.E.I., when there was a fire in its engine room. Photos posted on social media showed smoke billowing from the ferry just off the shore.
“(The) ship’s crew and safety systems contained the fire,” Dan Cormier, Northumberland’s vice-president, said in a news release. “There are no reported injuries to customers or crew.”
The Holiday Island crosses the Northumberland Strait between Caribou, N.S., and Wood Islands. The vessel is nearly 98 metres long, according to marine traffic websites, and it carries vehicles as well as passengers….