Fire broke out aboard a Soviet cruise liner carrying French tourists on a cruise of the Mediterranean , but the crew put out the blaze and no passengers were injured , Tass reported Monday . It cited local news reports as saying the ship had docked at the Maltese port of Valletta, and that its passengers had been offered sightseeing trips around the island south of Sicily. The ship docked at the Maltese port of Valletta and the tourists were expected to continue their voyage on another Soviet ship . This was the second fire aboard a Soviet cruise ship in recent history . On May 18 , a blaze broke out on Priamurye while it was in the Japanese port of Osaka . Eleven people were killed in that fire and 26 others were hospitalized in critical condition , Tass reported .
Fire broke out aboard a Soviet cruise liner carrying French tourists on a cruise of the Mediterranean , but the crew put out the blaze and no passengers were injured , Tass reported Monday . The ship docked at the Maltese port of Valletta and the tourists were expected to continue their voyage on another Soviet ship . This was the second fire aboard a Soviet cruise ship in recent history . On May 18 , a blaze broke out on Priamurye while it was in the Japanese port of Osaka . Eleven people were killed in that fire and 26 others were hospitalized in critical condition , Tass reported .