PASSENGER FROM CRUSE SHIP FIRE REUNITED WITH FRIENDS AT PORT

MIA06:CRUISE-FIRE:MIAMI BEACH,FLORIDA,21JUL98 - Lindsay Weiss of New York City (L) hugs a friend at the Port of Miami July 21 after getting off Carnival Cruise Lines' ship Ecstasy, which caught on fire soon after leaving the Miami July 20. Weiss and 2,574 other passengers aboard spent hours on the bow of the ship wearing life jackets as they waited for the fire to be extinguished. Carnival officials say a spark from a welder's torch may have ignited laundry lint causing the fire that left the cruise ship without power off of Miami Beach. Officials with the National Transportation Safety Board handling the investigation into the fire say there was significant damage to the stern of the ship, which will require extensive repairs. cb/Photo by Colin Braley REUTERS