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Fire extinguished on Carnival Freedom cruise ship after witnesses reported possible lightning strike

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Heath Barnes opened his book on the upper decks of the Bahamas-bound Carnival Freedom cruise ship in between bouts of rain. But his relaxation Saturday afternoon was suddenly stolen with “the loudest thunder and lightning I have ever heard,” he told CNN. Barnes, of Woodsboro, Maryland, went back inside and minutes later learned from his … Read more

Fire breaks out on Russian nuclear ship Sevmorput but is quickly extinguished

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MOSCOW — Russia’s emergencies ministry said a fire broke out on a nuclear-powered container ship and icebreaker in the northern port of Murmansk but was quickly extinguished. The ministry said in statements on Telegram that the fire occurred late Sunday in a cabin of the Sevmorput vessel and spread to about 30 square meters (300 … Read more