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Costa Cruises Costa Romantica Fire

According to Usatoday, Costa CruisesCosta Romantica suffered a fire in the engine room.

Costa Cruises say that the fire erupted in one of the four diesel generators within the engine room of the 1,680-passenger Costa Romantica but “was promptly fought and rapidly put out.” Costa Cruises went on to say “After a long technical work, (the crew) succeeded to restore the electricity on board and consequently basic services on board, propulsion included.”

Costa Romantica was on a South American cruise when the incident happened and remained anchored near Punta del Este, Uruguay for some time after the event.

Costa Cruises have also made a statement to say that no one was injured in the blaze.