Costa Cruises’ Costa Allegra experienced a fire in the engine room on Feb. 27 that disabled the main power supply and left the ship floating adrift in the Indian Ocean near Seychelles. There were no injuries to the 636 passengers and 413 crew.
The ship had emergency power to run lights but not for navigation, air-conditioning or cooking. After considering evacuating passengers to a nearby island by lifeboats, it was decided to tow the ship to Mahe. Supplies were airlifted to the ship by helicopter.
