ATHENS, Greece - Video posted on social media captured the moment a fire broke out on a cruise ship in Greece on Friday, sending plumes of black smoke billowing into the air.
Spiros Thimis posted a video of the incident on Facebook that shows a massive smoke cloud rising from the ship, the MSC Lirica.The ship was moored at the Corfu Port Authority, located in Kerkyra, Greece.The fire started on a fiberglass lifeboat before 3:42 p.m.
local time. a spokesperson for MSC Cruises told FOX News. The spokesperson added that the cause of the fire is not immediately known and an investigation is currently underway.