Two crew members are dead and a total of sixteen passengers and crew members injured after a fire broke out in the engine room of Hurtgruten's Nordlys out of Aalesund today. All 207 passengers of the 1994-built Nordlys have been evacuated and transferred to the local hotels.
Nordlys sails 11-night roundtrip between Bergen and Kirkenes. The ship operates under Norwegian flag with Norwegian crew.