China News Service, June 16. According to Kyodo News Agency, Japan’s Maritime Security Agency said on the 16th that one of Japan’s largest cruise ships, Asuka II, caught fire when it was berthed at the port of Yokohama near Tokyo, with no casualties. .
The local Maritime Security Agency said that they received a radio report from a crew member at about 1 pm local time on the 16th, saying that the crew members were trying to extinguish the fire when there were no passengers on the cruise ship.
The cruise ship's company, "Japan Cruise Line," said the fire occurred on the top layer used to store materials. The smoke was heavy and the fire was extinguished at 4:15 pm local time.
The Tokyo municipal government said that since the outbreak of the new crown epidemic on April 1, "Asuka 2" has been docked at the terminal. "Flying Bird 2" has been in use since February 2006. The cruise ship is 241 meters long, weighs about 50,000 tons, and can carry 872 passengers and 150 cruise staff.