More Woes for Costa... Allegra adrift following fire!
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| Costa Allegra, photo by Yerpo, CC |
The Costa Allegra is adrift in the Indian Ocean, with no power, save, apparently, emergency lighting. There are approximately 1,000 passengers and crew on board, none of whom were injured during the electrical fire that resulted in the power outage.
Now, in case you haven't been following the pirate stories, the Indian Ocean is an area in which pirates do, indeed, operate. Thankfully, there IS protection on board, in the person of armed Italian Marines, according to a story in The Guardian. Still, I'm saying a prayer for the safety of all aboard the Allegra.
Updates are being posted on the Costa Cruises website. According to the latest:
- A 295 ft French fishing boat is expected to reach the Allegra within a few hours.
- Several other vessels, and two tugs are also steaming towards her position.
- The tugs will presumably tow the cruise ship to safe harbor in the Seychelles
Please hold the ship and all those aboard in your thoughts.
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