Costa Allegra out of power adrift 200 miles from the Seychelles Islands

Monday, February 27th 2012 - 17:29 UTC

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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. The Costa Allegra is adrift more than 200 miles southwest of the Seychelles, near Alphonse Island. Read full article

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BenC30
Costa Cruise holidays sound like a real adventure! Hahaha. Pathetic.
Feb 27th, 2012 - 09:59 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Idlehands
I was watching a reconstruction of the Concordia sinking last night. The captain should be strung up for his actions.

We all assumed that he at least steered his ship onto the shore before abandoning it - but he didn't. Soon after the rocks were hit all the engines packed up due to flooding (within 5 mins) and she was simply adrift with no power or steering. It was simply fortunate that the wind was blowing in the right direction and blew her onto the shore. If she'd sunk a few hundred yards out to sea and totally submerged the loss of life would have been of Titanic proportions.

It was just pure luck.
Feb 28th, 2012 - 10:51 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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lsolde
Better get a shufti on with these repairs, people.
Somali pirates are lurking not too far away.
Feb 28th, 2012 - 10:59 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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jerry
The one (and only) time that I took a Costa cruise, the ship had no major problems (just unworking elevators, faulty telephones, water flooding, unflushable toilets, etc.). My complaint letters were never acted upon, and the parent company, Carnival, denied having any connection to Costa. All their problems do not surprise me one iota.
Feb 28th, 2012 - 05:07 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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