Overview
- Fire broke out around 4am on Feb 20 in a deck-nine lounge as the Liberia-registered cruise ship approached Singapore.
- Singapore Civil Defence Force marine firefighters extinguished the blaze, supported by MPA patrol craft and the Police Coast Guard.
- All 271 passengers were evacuated to HarbourFront by ferry, with four taken to hospital for checks and no additional crew injuries reported.
- Authorities confirmed 388 crew were on board; the deceased, identified by initials PL, was a laundry attendant found collapsed on deck nine and pronounced dead at 4.30am.
- The vessel remains at Raffles Reserved Anchorage under an MPA safety zone while investigations proceed and surveyors assess damage, with a core crew staying aboard to assist.