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Costa Allegra

Costa Allegra

The 188 meter long, 6966 dwt cruise ship Costa Allegra became disabled in the Indian Ocean between Madagascar and the Seychelles.   The vessel had suffered a fire in the ship’s generators.  The crew was able to contain and extinguish the fire a few hours later.  No reports of injuries.   The damage was limited to the engine room with the vessel motors damaged.  The vessel sent out a distress call and requested two tugs from the Seychelles.   The ship’s communications were reported as still functioning.   Italian authorities have asked three commercial vessels and two fishing vessels to assist and were heading to the scene.  The Costa Allegra was en route to Mahe, Seychelles from Diego Suarez with 627 passengers and 413 crew on board.

The Costa Allegra is the oldest vessel in the Carnival fleet.   Built in 1969, the vessel has 410 cabins allowing up to 1,000 passengers.   The vessel was refitted in 2006.   Its sister vessel, the Costa Concordia, went aground six weeks ago with 30 lives lost.  Reports state the passenger bookings on Costa vessels were down 35 percent.   Read more about the Costa troubles at cruisemates.com.

View more information about the Costa Allegra on the Costa website

 

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Costa Concordia Update

Costa Concordia Update

Search and Recovery

Eight bodies were discovered by salvage workers from the submerged section of  Deck 4 of the cruise ship.   The workers were able to recover four of the bodies before weather conditions halted operations.

Oil Recovery

 

The first phase of removal of fuel from the Costa Concordia was completed.   Fuel was successfully pumped from the six tanks in the bow section removing some 1600 tons of the 2380 tons of fuel on board.   The second phase will remove fuel from nine tanks at the stern of the vessel which contains roughly 17% of the total fuel.  The fuel in the stern section was reported to be more difficult to reach and will take roughly three weeks to completely pump out.

Displacement

Authorities have been tracking the movement of the vessel as it slowly creeps off the rocky ledge it currently rests.   Recent estimates place the average movement near two centimeters (approx one inch) an hour.   The vessel has made slight accelerations due to weather or sea conditions.   If the Costa Concordia does not increase its speed, it should allow time for all the fuel to removed.

 

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Seven Seas Voyager

Seven Seas Voyager

The 205 meter long, 5400 dwt cruise ship Seven Seas Voyager suffered damage in severe storm while sailing between Australia and New Zealand.   The passenger ship was struck by a large waves reaching 11 meters in height which broke glass and blew furniture off the balconies.   A piece of furniture struck an electrical installation causing a small fire.   The crew was able to extinguish the fire quickly.   No reports of injuries or pollution being released.

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