Alaska ferry stopping in Bellingham evacuated when smoke spotted

7-2-2018

BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — An Alaska state ferry was evacuated after crew members saw black smoke in a room.

State transportation officials say the crew of the Columbia spotted the smoke in the bow thruster room after the vessel docked Friday in Bellingham.

Crew members did not see flames and deployed a carbon dioxide firefighting system.

Ferry officials say no one was injured.

The 418-foot Columbia is the largest vessel in the Alaska ferry fleet.