Fire breaks out in ferry engine room on a Ship Island trip in Gulfport

Fire breaks out in ferry engine room on a Ship Island trip in Gulfport

A fire broke out in the engine room of the Captain Pete ferry during a regular excursion trip to Ship Island in Gulfport, Mississippi.

Engine fire breaks out on Ship Island Ferry - WXXV News 25

GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)- An engine fire broke out aboard the Capt. Pete Ferry this morning during a regularly scheduled Ship Island Excursions trip. Gulfport Fire Chief Billy Kelley tells us the fire started in the engine room, but crew members were able to quickly get it under control using an ABC fire extinguisher. The ferry returned safely to shore where all 55 people on board disembarked. Passengers then transferred to the Gulf Islander, whic…