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The Carnival Freedom cruise vessel knowledgeable its 2nd occurrence successful little than 2 years, and rider footage caught nan flames pinch fume coming from nan ship's exhaust chimney Saturday afternoon.
"That's nutty," X personification @breezebreeze_ tin beryllium heard while showing nan occurrence aboard nan ship.
Carnival Cruise Line put retired respective tweet replies regarding nan incident they opportunity happened astatine 3:15 ET.
"Carnival Freedom reported a occurrence connected nan larboard broadside of nan ship’s exhaust funnel," 1 of nan posts read. "The vessel was 20 miles disconnected Eleuthera Island, Bahamas, heading to Freeport aft a canceled telephone to Princess Cay owed to weather."
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Carnival Freedom reported a occurrence connected nan larboard broadside of nan ship’s exhaust chimney March 23, 2024. (@breezebreeze_ via Storyful / Fox News)
The news prompted passengers of nan ship's upcoming departure from Port Canaveral connected Monday to inquire nan cruise statement if their itinerary would spell disconnected arsenic planned.
"Is nan cruise for nan Carnival Freedom March 25 departing cruise from Port Canaveral still readying connected going?" 1 X personification asked Carnival. "We request to cognize for recreation purposes!"
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The Carnival Freedom, shown successful Italy successful 2007, caught occurrence successful nan Caribbean connected Saturday, March 23, for nan 2nd clip successful little than 2 years. (Victor Sokolowicz/Bloomberg via Getty Images / Getty Images)
"I tin almost guarantee it'll beryllium canceled," different X personification wrote astir nan ship's adjacent planned cruise. "This isn't nan first clip this has happened ironically to this ship, and nan pursuing sailing erstwhile it happened that clip were canceled, but evidently not confirm[ed]."
Carnival quickly responded to quell immoderate rumors, saying it does not expect immoderate effect connected nan adjacent Carnival Freedom voyage.
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Passengers committee nan Carnival Freedom successful February 2013 successful Key West, Fla. (KAREN BLEIER/AFP via Getty Images / Reuters)
The Freedom's exhaust chimney caught occurrence successful May 2022 while nan vessel was docked astatine Grand Turk Island successful Turks and Caicos. Video from past besides showed nan ship’s chimney – referred to by immoderate arsenic nan whale tail – consumed by flames and smoke.
The portion of nan vessel that caught occurrence is designed to thief nonstop nan travel of exhaust gases distant from nan ship, according to nan Crown Cruise Vacations website.
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"The ship’s occurrence consequence squad was quickly activated, and nan ship’s skipper besides turned nan alloy towards nan dense rainfall successful nan area to maximize nan efforts to put retired nan flames," Carnival said astir Saturday's fire. "Eyewitnesses reported nan anticipation of a lightning onslaught and that is being investigated."
Carnival said nan skipper made "multiple announcements to guests and crew" astir nan fire. The larboard broadside of nan chimney fell onto Deck 10, Carnival said. No injuries were reported.
The Carnival Freedom was in Freeport arsenic scheduled Sunday, according to CruiseMapper. Carnival said location are nary operational issues pinch nan ship’s systems.
Fox Business' Greg Norman contributed to this report.
