The alarm about the fire on the Stena Scandica passenger ferry came in around 12:40 p.m. Swedish time. The fire that broke out in the refrigerated container on the car deck has been contained.
Swedish on the passenger ferry Stena Scandica off the island of Gotska Sandön in the Baltic Sea.
Swedish public broadcasting company of SVT according to the ferry, there are about 300 passengers.
The Stena Scandica passenger ferry is operated by Stena Line.
The company’s press officer Stefan Elfström said that the fire is in a restricted area.
“We have no reports of personal injuries. We are currently collecting additional information as we receive it, Eflström told SVT.
According to Elfström, there is no problem for the passengers on the ferry, and they are well taken care of.
Alarm the fire started on Monday at 12:40 Swedish time, when the passenger ferry was off Gotska Sandön on its way to Nynäshamn.
Jonas Franzén The Swedish Maritime Administration tells news agency TT that the fire started in the refrigerated container on the car deck.
“There is smoke, but no open fire. The crew is putting out the smoking spots and that seems to be helping,” spraying water on it to cool it down and it seems to be helping, he told the news agency.
According to Franzén, a few people have been evacuated from the ship so far, but the rescue director must decide whether to carry out a full-scale evacuation.
Also Spokesperson for the Swedish Maritime Administration Lisa Mjörning said the fire is under control.
However, according to Mjörning, sea rescue boats and helicopters have been alerted to the scene.
“If we have to evacuate passengers, it will be done in good cooperation with the Marine Rescue Association and the coast guard,” he said.
“For now, it appears that there is no need to evacuate the passengers.”
Destination Gotland – the CEO of the tourism promotion association by Martin Risberg according to the rescue group Sweden Rescue has asked the association to help.
“Our own ferry MS Visby was on its way from Nynäshamn to Visby, Gotland. It is currently heading towards the Stena Scandica ferry. At the moment I can’t say how close to Scandica MS Visby came. For example, we are preparing our helicopter deck for use,” Risberg told SVT.
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