The Caribbean Fantasy which ignited previously today off Puerto Rico was restrained by the united state Coast Guard last October over 3 safety and security infractions consisting of one pertaining to its fire avoidance systems, Coast Guard documents reveal.

The Panama- flagged automobile as well as traveler ferryboat, handled by Baja Ferries SA, ignited previously today while en course from Dominican Republic to Puerto Rico, causing the complete emptying of all 511 travelers as well as team by the Coast Guard as well as various other vessels. The ship later on ran stranded concerning a fifty percent a mile off of Punta Salinas, where it stays since now. An upgrade from the Coast Guard Friday early morning stated the fire was still energetic, as staffs try effort to board the vessel to analyze the damages.

The fire is thought to have actually begun in the ship’s engine area as well as infect various other areas of the ship.

According to Coast Guard documents, the Caribbean Fantasy was restrained in Puerto Rico last October over 3 shortages pertaining to the ship’s fire avoidance as well as certifications. The summary of the fire avoidance shortage reviews:

The problem of the ship as well as its tools will be kept to adhere with the stipulations of the here and now laws to guarantee that the ship throughout will certainly stay in shape to continue to sea without risk to the ship or individuals onboard. In the design areas, PSCO discovered deck plates unsafe as well as surface areas covered with an oily layer. Oil was permeating type equipment as well as all bilge surface areas had a 1 ″ thick layer of oil; bilge pockets were complete producing a fire danger.

So much the precise source of the fire has actually not yet been figured out. The Panama Maritime Authority has actually sent out a group to Puerto Rico to explore the case. Meanwhile, a Unified Command remains to reply to the case.

The Caribbean Fantasy Response Unified Command contains 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).