Nobody was injured after a fire broke out on the ferry between Nova Scotia and P.E.I. late Friday morning. In a release, Northumberland Ferries Limited vice-president Don Cormier said the incident happened while MV Holiday Island was making a scheduled 10 a.m.
crossing from Caribou, N.S., to Wood Islands, P.E.I. Shortly after 11 a.m., as it neared the approach into Wood Islands, a fire broke out in the ship’s engine room, said Cormier. “Ship’s crew and safety systems contained the fire.
Captain took necessary precautions and dropped both anchors and directed the ship onto a soft shoal outside the harbour entrance to Wood Islands,” he said, adding there were no reported injuries to customers or crew.
Please be advised that all remaining Northumberland Ferries departures are cancelled for Friday, July 22, due to an emergency with MV Holiday Island.