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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 in the dark more than 200 miles southwest of the Seychelles, near Alphonse Island. | The Costa Allegra is adrift in the dark 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 | 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. | 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". | Although the ship is in the middle of the Indian Ocean, there are "no problems for the passengers". |
| However the ship probably needs to be towed to a Seychelles port, he said. | However the ship probably needs to be towed to a Seychelles port, he said. |
| There are no electric lights on board the ship as the batteries are being used to keep essential machinery going. | There are no electric lights on board the ship as the batteries are being used to keep essential machinery going. |
| The Italian authorities have directed three merchant ships and two fishing vessels towards the stricken liner. | The Italian authorities have directed three merchant ships and two fishing vessels towards the stricken liner. |
| The authorities in the Seychelles say they have sent two tug boats, a coastguard ship and an aircraft to the scene. | The authorities in the Seychelles say they have sent two tug boats, a coastguard ship and an aircraft to the scene. |
| The closest vessel to the ship is likely to reach the Allegra at around 2300 GMT, according to Agence France-Presse. | |
| The first tug boat will not reach the location until 1500 GMT on Tuesday, the agency reports. | |
| 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. |
| Further destinations on its itinerary include Alexandria and Naples in the Mediterranean. | |
| Somali pirates are known to operate in the rough area where the ship is adrift, though they have never seized a cruise liner. | |
| A facility on Costa Cruises' website allowing people to track the Allegra's position says that "data transmission is temporarily suspended". | |
| The Costa Concordia ran aground off the Italian island of Giglio on 13 January. | 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 | 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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