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The incident marks the second time in two years this particular ship has caught fire. It has caused the cancellation of two upcoming voyages
As the ship's fire response team worked to extinguish the blaze, the cruise's captain turned the ship toward an area of heavy rain to help put out the flames.
Two sailings are now cancelled for the Carnival Freedom cruise ship for repairs, after the funnel caught on fire.
A Carnival Freedom cruise ship in The Bahamas caught fire after witnesses reported it was struck by lightning during a storm.
Cruise ship officials reported the fire broke out on the port side of the ship’s exhaust funnel around 3:15 p.m. local time.