"Cruise ship adrift in area pirates roam
NAIROBI - An Italian cruise liner carrying more than 1,000 people was adrift without power in the Indian Ocean yesterday after a fire erupted in its generator room....
Officials of the Costa Crociere cruise line say the Costa Allegra was stable and upright off the island nation of Seychelles, where pirates have been known to operate, but the vessel was being pushed by the current.
Captain Giorgio Moretti said during a conference call last night that the fire left the ship without power, including for air conditioning and lights.
Just six weeks ago, one of the vessel’s sister ships, the Costa Concordia, hit a reef and capsized off Italy, killing at least 25 people. Both ships are operated by Costa Crociere, which is owned by the Florida-based Carnival Corp....
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"Supplies are flown to stricken cruise ship" February 29, 2012
NAIROBI — Helicopters ferried food, phones, and flashlights yesterday to more than 1,000 passengers and crew stuck aboard a disabled cruise ship that was being towed to the Seychelles Islands through waters prowled by pirates.
Those aboard the Costa Allegra, a sister ship of the cruise liner that capsized off Italy last month, face more stifling days and nights before the vessel docks in the tropical paradise....
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Related: ‘Things became very primitive’ on cruise ship
"The first hearing of the criminal investigation into the Costa Concordia’s shipwreck was held in a theater yesterday instead of a courthouse because of high demand, with angry survivors seeking compensation, justice, and the truth....
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Also see: Concordia wreck yields 5 more bodies
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