The UNITED STATE Coast Guard proceeded its action Friday to the fire on board the 561-foot auto as well as traveler Caribbean Fantasy which continues to be marooned off Punta Salinas, Puerto Rico.

Salvage as well as fire combating groups had the ability to board ferryboat Friday early morning to evaluate damages as well as security of the vessel. The fire is reported to be still energetic as well as mainly included to the ferryboat’s engine area.

Dive groups additionally are being worked with to check the hull of the vessel for damages.

On Friday, a group uncovered 2 missing out on pet dogs deceased near the vessels disembarkation location. The Coast Guard reported Thursday that 5 pet dogs were saved throughout Wednesday’s search as well as rescue procedure, yet 2 pet dogs were missing out on as well as thought to be still aboard the vessel. The Coast Guard claimed it damaged the problem to the households today.

The Panama- flagged Caribbean Fantasy ignited Wednesday early morning a couple of miles off Puerto Rico while en course from Dominican Republic to Puerto Rico, resulting in the complete discharge of all 511 guests as well as team by the Coast Guard as well as various other vessels. The ship based a couple of hrs later on roughly a fifty percent mile from coast.

A 1,000-yard safety and security area has actually been developed around the vessel.

On Twitter the Coast Guard called Wednesday’s rescue objective “one of the largest at-sea rescues in recent Coast Guard history”.

Ardent Global has actually been employed for the salvage, as well as is presently completing a salvage as well as pulling prepare for the Caribbean Fantasy.

The Coast Guard claims salvage as well as fire combating groups had the ability to board the vessel Thursday at regarding 5 p.m. to seek the missing out on pet dogs. The groups were additionally able to shut several of the fire dampeners for the engine area to aid in the control of the fire.

There are no records of oil sheening in the location or air pollution around the vessel right now, according to theCoast Guard Booming has actually been released at the consumption for the Palo Seco Power Plant as a preventive action versus prospective discharge. There has actually additionally been 14,000-feet of flourishing pre-staged near Punta Salinas.

The Caribbean Fantasy Response Unified Command includes the united state Coast Guard, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Puerto Rico Environmental Quality Board, the Puerto Rico Department of Natural as well as Environmental Resources as well as Baja Ferries (proprietor of the Caribbean Fantasy).

Also aiding the action initiatives are the American Cruise Ferries, Ardent Global, the Department of Fish as well as Wildlife Service, the Department of Planning as well as Natural Resources, the National Response Corporation, the National Oceanic as well as Atmospheric Administration, Witt O’Brien’s, the Puerto Rico Emergency Management Agency as well as the Puerto Rico Fire Department.

The Panama Maritime Authority, standing for the flag state of the Caribbean Fantasy, has actually sent out a group to Puerto Rico to explore the event.