AIDAnova rescued four people from a liferaft after their fishing boat caught fire in the Skagerrak on 18 October, The Maritime Executive reports.

The cruise ship was sailing from Kiel toward Norway when it responded. Its crew launched a rescue boat and brought the four people aboard; the report says they were uninjured.

AIDAnova then resumed its voyage with the rescued people aboard. The account does not identify the cause of the fishing-boat fire.

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Source: The Maritime Executive · original report