By DENISE MAYCOCK

Tribune Freeport Reporter

dmaycock@tribunemedia.net

FREEPORT - A fire broke out onboard the Bahamas Celebration when the cruise ship was about one mile off Grand Bahama early yesterday morning.

Fire officials were alerted to the blaze at around 7am as the vessel was arriving at Lucayan Harbour with some 700 passengers from West Palm Beach.

Chief Fire officer Doyle Burrows reported that the cruise ship was approximately one mile out to sea when they received word of a fire in the generator room.

Mr Burrows and his team of officers were assisted by Smith's Tug to get out to sea, where they boarded the vessel and conducted an assessment.

"When we got onboard ...

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