Stricken ship due in Seychelles

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1 March 2012 Last updated at 00:08 ET

Passengers on the Costa Allegra have spent three days without power

The stricken Italian cruise vessel Costa Allegra is due to reach land in the Seychelles.

The ship is being towed into the islands' main port, Victoria, by a French fishing boat.

More than 1,000 passengers are on board and the evacuation is expected to take several hours.

The ship, which lost power on Monday, is from the same fleet as the Costa Concordia, which capsized off the Italian coast in January, killing 32.

As the Costa Allegra has no power, bringing the ship alongside the dock so that passengers can be disembarked is expected to take at least two hours.

Passengers who are in the weakest medical condition will be brought off first.

Those on board have spent three days without power or hot food, with supplies flown in by helicopter.

Accommodation is being arranged, but with hotels already busy, most are expected to fly straight to Italy.

Planes are being lined up in the Seychelles to fly home passengers from the vessel as soon as possible.

The company which owns the Costa Allegra says it received its regularly scheduled maintenance in dry dock in October 2011.

Families of British passengers can call the company's emergency line on 020 7940 3300.

01 Mar, 2012

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Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-17216437
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