A Norwegian cruise liner with 262 people on board was evacuated on Thursday after it caught fire off Norway's craggy western coast.
Police said 106 passengers were evacuated into lifeboats before the MS Nordlys reached the harbour at Alesund, 375km northwest of Oslo.
The remaining passengers and some crew left the vessel when it docked at port as smoke was still billowing from the burning ship. Some crew stayed on board to help put out the fire.
Six people were taken into hospital, at least two of them with serious burns and smoke injuries, hospital officials said.
Officials said the fire broke out in the ship's engine room at 9:20 a.m. (0720 GMT), before it was due to arrive at Alesund. Police said they sealed off parts of Alesund because of the heavy smoke.
The MS Nordlys, operated by the Hurtigruten shipping line, was travelling north from Bergen. It is one of several ships that ply the Norwegian coast on the popular 2 500km cruise between Bergen in the southwest, to Kirkenes, high above the Arctic Circle near the Russian border.
The line carries both tourists eager to see the spectacular western coast and locals from coastal cities and hamlets. - Sapa-AP