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| Cruise ship Costa Allegra adrift off Seychelles | Cruise ship Costa Allegra adrift off Seychelles |
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| An Italian cruise ship with more than 1,000 people on board is without power in the Indian Ocean following a fire. | An Italian cruise ship with more than 1,000 people on board is without power in the Indian Ocean following a fire. |
| The Costa Allegra is adrift more than 200 miles southwest of the Seychelles, near Alphonse Island. | The Costa Allegra is adrift more than 200 miles southwest of the Seychelles, near Alphonse Island. |
| The ship is from the same fleet as the Costa Concordia, which capsized off the Italian coast in January, killing 32. | The ship is from the same fleet as the Costa Concordia, which capsized off the Italian coast in January, killing 32. |
| Costa Cruises said in a statement that the fire broke out in the electric generators' room. It did not spread and there were no injuries or casualties. | Costa Cruises said in a statement that the fire broke out in the electric generators' room. It did not spread and there were no injuries or casualties. |
| Inspections of the state of the engine room are on-going, the company says. | Inspections of the state of the engine room are on-going, the company says. |
| Ship immobilised | |
| Tugs and "other naval and aerial units" will reach the ship, which has sent out a distress signal, Costa Cruises says. | Tugs and "other naval and aerial units" will reach the ship, which has sent out a distress signal, Costa Cruises says. |
| Commander Cosimo Nicastro of the Italian coast guard told the BBC that it took the crew a few hours to extinguish the fire. | |
| Although the ship is in the middle of the Indian Ocean, there are no problems for the passengers, he said | |
| The Seychelles' maritime authority is sending a ship, power boats and aircraft to the Costa Allegra because she cannot move. | |
| They probably need to tow the ship to a Seychelles port, he said. | |
| There are 636 passengers and 413 crew on board the Costa Allegra, which left Madagascar on Saturday. | There are 636 passengers and 413 crew on board the Costa Allegra, which left Madagascar on Saturday. |
| It was due to arrive in the Seychelles on Tuesday. | It was due to arrive in the Seychelles on Tuesday. |
| The Costa Concordia ran aground off the Italian island of Giglio on 13 January. | |
| The Concordia's captain, Francesco Schettino, has been accused of manslaughter, causing a shipwreck and abandoning ship before all those aboard were evacuated. He denies any wrongdoing | |
| Are you on board the ship? Do you have friends or family on board? Please get in touch using the form below. | Are you on board the ship? Do you have friends or family on board? Please get in touch using the form below. |
| Send your pictures and videos to yourpics@bbc.co.uk or text them to 61124 (UK) or +44 7624 800 100 (International). If you have a large file you can upload here. | Send your pictures and videos to yourpics@bbc.co.uk or text them to 61124 (UK) or +44 7624 800 100 (International). If you have a large file you can upload here. |
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