More than 100 Britons 軍隊d to abandon 巡航する ship after after it catches 解雇する／砲火／射撃 on the Rhine River

Published: 02:26 BST, 14 July 2012 | Updated: 02:27 BST, 14 July 2012

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More than 100 Britons were 軍隊d to 避難させる a 巡航する ship that caught 解雇する／砲火／射撃 in the 早期に hours of Friday morning on the River Rhine in Germany.

A dozen shore-based 解雇する／砲火／射撃 engines and a small flotilla of 救助（する） boats sailed out to the 大型船近づく Dusseldorf to 補助装置 in the 避難／引き上げ of the mostly 年輩の乗客s.

The were on board the Amsterdam-登録（する）d Regina Rheni ship when it began filling with smoke at 3.00am.

Elderly: Passengers had to be rescued after a fire broke out on a cruise ship on the River Rhine

年輩の: 乗客s had to be 救助（する）d after a 解雇する／砲火／射撃 broke out on a 巡航する ship on the River Rhine

Out of action: Passenger ship 'Regina Rheni' lies moored in Dusseldorf Germany

Out of 活動／戦闘: 乗客 ship 'Regina Rheni' lies moored in Dusseldorf Germany

Ten needed 治療 for smoke inhalation and one man 苦しむd an 喘息 attack but さもなければ no 傷害s were 報告（する）／憶測d.? All 102 UK 乗客s taken off the ship were sent to an 緊急 centre in Duesseldorf.

The 解雇する／砲火／射撃 on board took until 6.30am yesterday to 消滅させる.? It broke out in the kitchen and an enquiry is 進行中で.

High alert: There was real concern as the vessel contained many elderly customers

High 警報: There was real 関心 as the 大型船含む／封じ込めるd many 年輩の顧客s

Thirty-two crewmen also had to be 避難させるd.

An almost 同一の巡航する liner was literally passing the stricken 大型船 when the Mayday call went out and it （機の）カム about to receive all the British 乗客s and bring them 安全に to shore.

One 身元不明の British man told a 無線で通信する駅／配置する in Duesseldorf: ;We smelled smoke and suddenly a 発言する／表明する cried out; 'The ship's on 解雇する／砲火／射撃!? To the 召集（する）駅／配置するs!? This is not a 演習, repeat, not a 演習!'

'A lot of us are getting on a bit and there was some 混乱s, some shouting, a bit of crying.? But the 乗組員 were brilliant. They really knew what they were doing and got us off in good order.'

Only four weeks ago another Rhine 巡洋艦, the French 登録（する）d “MS Gerard Schmitter,” below deck, 苦しむd a 類似の炎 with 154 乗客s 避難させるd.

A police 広報担当者 said the 乗客s in Friday’s 演劇 were pensioners at the start of a 巡航する taking them north to the Duch port of Arnhem.

They will be spending the day in Deusseldorf on Friday while a 交替／補充大型船 is sought for them to continue their 巡航する .

The 退職 specialist Saga 申し込む／申し出 holidays on board the Regina Rheni.?

It’s website blurbs about the ship built in 2000; “Regina Rheni II is a spacious, 井戸／弁護士席-任命するd ship that 申し込む／申し出s a 明言する／公表する-of-the-art 巡航する experience.

乗客s on the Regina Rheni II tend to be 50-60+ and おもに British. At 十分な capacity the 乗組員割合 is one to 4.5 乗客s.”

The 乗組員 behaved in an 模範的な way, によれば the Duesseldorf 解雇する／砲火／射撃 department.?

A 広報担当者 said: 'If they had not had 行為／法令／行動するd as efficiently as they did, we would have had fatalities from this 出来事/事件.

The passenegers were in their night attire when the call to abandon ship was given at 3.15 am.