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In this image released by the U.S. Coast Guard on Feb. 11, 2013, a small boat belonging to the Coast Guard Cutter Vigorous patrols near the cruise ship Carnival Triumph in the Gulf of Mexico, Feb. 11, 2013. The Carnival Triumph has been floating aimlessly about 150 miles off the Yucatan Peninsula since a fire erupted in the aft engine room early Sunday, knocking out the ship's propulsion system. No one was injured and the fire was extinguished. (AP Photo/U.S. Coast Guard- Lt. Cmdr. Paul McConnell)

Stranded cruise ship passengers using bags for toilets

 

HOUSTON -- Passengers onboard a disabled cruise ship being towed to shore in the Gulf of Mexico told relatives they are using plastic bags to do "their business" and are otherwise trying to make the best of a bad situation by sleeping under the stars instead of in their stuffy, hot cabins.

In this photo taken Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012 by Zil Air and released by the Seychelles Office of the President, the Costa Allegra cruise ship is seen at sea near the Seychelles. Disabled by an engine fire, the cruise ship is being towed and should reach land Thursday, according to a spokesman for Costa Cruises. (AP Photo/Zil Air via Seychelles Office of the President)

Passengers on disabled cruise ship to fly to Rome

VICTORIA, Seychelles -- A disabled cruise ship being towed to the Seychelles' main port is expected to arrive Thursday morning -- three days after the ship lost power and began drifting in the Indian Ocean. An aviation official said passengers would begin flying to Rome within hours after arrival at port.

An undated picture of the Costa Allegra cruise ship in Genoa's Harbor Italy. The Italian coast guard says a fire has broken out on an the Costa Allegra cruise ship off the Seychelles islands, Monday, Feb. 27, 2012, and the ship is adrift, but the passengers are safe. The ship owner Costa Crociere says in a statement there were no injuries or casualties among the 636 passengers and 413 crew members. (AP Photo/Tano Pecoraro)

Cruise ship adrift in Indian Ocean after fire

NAIROBI, Kenya  — An Italian cruise liner carrying more than 1,000 people was adrift without power in the pirate-infested Indian Ocean on Monday after a fire erupted in its generator room. The blaze was extinguished without causing any injuries, an official said.

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