He added: A very fast and efficient line of communication was established with the vessel and by the police in the port.
Governor Dakin said he was informed of the fire by Police Commissioner Trevor Botting and they "stood up our emergency structures immediately". Whether that will or will not be possible, I don’t yet know but we’re doing the ground work to make it possible,” he said. That would allow 737 Charters to come in and that would allow us to help passengers leave Grand Turk through the airport if necessary.
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“In the interim our Airports Authority and Civil Aviation Authority have been working fast today to do the work that we hope would allow us to upgrade Grand Turk airport from a category four to a category six airport. He revealed this during a press conference on Thursday May 26th at the Premier’s Office, adding that it will allow for passengers to leave Grand Turk through the airport if necessary. Meantime, following the fire, Governor Nigel Dakin said there are ground works to upgrade Grand Turk airport from a category four to a category six airport. Subsequent to the meeting at Carnival Cruise Centre, a preliminary assessment was conducted at JAGS McCartney International Airport to explore the possibility of charter flights landing on Grand Turk for passengers who may not wish to return on the Cruise Line Vessel.
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The press release said Carnival terminal managers reported that no one sustained injuries and the ship is operating on full power, however access to the upper deck is currently restricted. The purpose of the meeting was to identify resources needed and coordinate and support response between Carnival Terminal Management team and the TCI Government.Īlso present at this meeting to provide support were representatives from the following agencies: Port Authority, Department of Environment and Coastal Resources (DECR), Domestic Fire Department, TCI Airport Authority, Department of Maritime and Fisheries and the Ministry of Tourism. Meantime, a press release from Turks and Caicos Islands government said after the Department of Disaster Management and Emergencies (DDME) was notified of the incident, Deputy Governor Anya Williams along with the Acting Director of DDME and TCI Regiment, visited Grand Turk to assess the situation.Ī meeting was convened with the Carnival Terminal Management Team and was co-chaired by Deputy Governor and Otis Morris, Minister of Home Affairs, Transportation and Communication. Carnival apologized to all those guests who are impacted and offered special thanks to the crew who handled the situation on the ship effectively and according to safety protocols." Guests booked on the impacted sailings on Carnival Conquest and Carnival Freedom voyages have been notified of these changes. The May 28 departure of Carnival Freedom from Port Canaveral has been cancelled. "Once guests are transferred from Carnival Freedom, the ship will proceed to Freeport for a repair to the funnel. Carnival Conquest will then return to Miami, and her May 30 departure will be shortened by one day, with guests embarking on May 31," the cruise line said. Carnival Conquest will arrive to Grand Turk on Saturday, May 28 and guests aboard Carnival Freedom will transfer to Carnival Conquest for the voyage back to Port Canaveral, arriving on Monday, May 30. Carnival Conquest’s next cruise, departing May 27 from Miami has been cancelled and that ship will be deployed to Grand Turk to transport Freedom guests back to Port Canaveral. "There are 2504 guests and 972 crew on board. The statement said while the majority of Carnival Freedom’s guests went ashore in Grand Turk on Thursday following the fire, Carnival’s technical team completed an initial assessment of the funnel and related features, and the shoreside team completed a plan to get guests back to Port Canaveral. A fire inside the funnel of cruise ship Carnival Freedom which was docked in Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos Islands, on Thursday, May 27th, 2022, was extinguished by the ship's emergency response team, with no injuries to passengers or crew.Ī press statement from the Miami-based Carnival Cruise Lines said "All guests and crew are safe, and all other ship, hotel, and guest services, along with safety equipment are fully functioning".
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