NO INJURIES have been reported in a fire which took place aboard MSC Lirica in Corfu.
The ship, which had 51 crew members and no passengers aboard, caught fire on Fri afternoon while in port, sending clouds of smoke into the air.
Local emergency services assisted the ship’s two fire brigades in bringing the blaze under control in just a few hours.
MSC Lirica is currently in warm layup, with the fire believed to have started aboard an empty lifeboat on the starboard side of deck 6.
A preliminary assessment has shown damage to the side of Lirica due to the flames and dense black smoke, but no scarring to the inside of the ship.