VICTORIA, Seychelles, Feb. 27 (UPI) -- A fire set the Italian Costa Allegra cruise liner, sister ship to the doomed Costa Concordia, adrift in the Indian Ocean, officials said Monday.
The ship went adrift about 250 miles off the Seychelles, with no power after fire broke out near the generators, Sky News reported.
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The Italian coast guard said the ship's more than 1,000 passengers are safe and that the fire had been put out.
Cargo ships near the Allegra were sent by the coast guard to assist the ship, along with a motorboat, a plane and two tugboats.
The Costa Allegra, owned by cruise company Costa Crociere, is part of the same fleet as the Costa Concordia, which ran aground Jan. 13, killing at least 25 people.
