Cruise ship Azamara Quest limps into port after engine room fire

“It seems the fire may have been contained to the engine room, and that
most people were not even aware of it happening.

“They were simply told to gather at evacuation points as a precaution.
Most of the people on board have been on a few cruises before, so they are
not likely to panic much.”

The fire is the latest in a series of incidents on cruise ships. The Costa
Concordia liner ran aground off the coast of Italy in January, killing 30
people. Weeks later the Costa Allegra, one of its sister ships, was briefly
stranded in the pirate-infested Indian Ocean after a fire in its engine
room.

Royal Caribbean International, the ship’s Miami-based owners, said in a
statement: “On Friday, March 30, at approximately 8:19pm ship time,
Azamara Quest experienced a fire in the engine room. The fire was contained
to the engine room and was quickly extinguished.

“There were no injuries of guests reported and the atmosphere aboard is
calm. However, in an abundance of caution, the Captain initially mustered
all guests at their assembly stations. The ship is currently running on
generator power until full power can be restored to the engine room.

A Foreign Office spokeswoman, speaking about the Azamara Quest, said: “We
are aware of the incident and our colleagues in Manila are liaising with the
Philippines coastguard who are looking into the matter.”

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