Cruise Ship Fire

NTSB Investigating Cruise Ship Fire - "Passengers left the burned cruise ship Ecstasy early Tuesday morning after the Carnival Cruise Line vessel was towed back to the Port of Miami following a dramatic fire that injured at least 60 people, most from smoke inhalation." CNN, July 21, 1998.
Americas Inquiry Into Cruise Ship Blaze - "Investigators have begun looking for the cause of the which broke out on board a cruise liner shortly after it set sail from Miami." BBC, July 21, 1998.
Cruise Ship Catches Fire Off Miami Coast - "As the giant cruise ship Ecstasy glided out of port and headed for Mexico, passengers' thoughts turned to the four-day trip ahead: continuous buffets, umbrella drinks, perhaps dancing under tropical stars." USA Today, July 21, 1998.
Cruise Ship Catches Fire Shortly After Leaving Port - "At 4:30 p.m. Monday, 2,575 vacationers went through a routine emergency drill before their four-day Carnival Cruise set sail for Key West and Cozumel. An hour later, they did it again -- this time for real." Miami Herald, July 21, 1998.
Fire Cripples Cruise Ship Off Miami - "At least 60 people were injured - most from smoke inhalation - after a fire broke out on a cruise ship off the Miami shore Monday evening." MSNBC, July 20, 1998.
U.S. Investigators Begin Probe of Ship Fire - "U.S. investigators boarded the luxury cruise liner Ecstasy in the Port of Miami Tuesday to look for the cause of a fierce fire that crippled the vessel moments after it left port for a Caribbean cruise." Yahoo! News Reuters, July 21, 1998.

RELATED WEB SITES

U.S. Coast Guard
Carnival Corporation - official site.
The Ecstacy - Carnival Cruise Lines site on the ill-fated vessel.