An engine room fire Wednesday disabled a cruise ship off the Mexican coast, but the crew extinguished the blaze. The Navy cutter the Scandinavian Star escorted the 465-foot ship, the Scandinavian Star , into port as a precaution, according to Chief Petty Officer Luis Diaz of the U.S. Coast Guard in Mexico . There were no injuries from the fire, but a 71-year-old St. Petersburg man who suffered a heart attack was in stable condition and on his way home aboard a Coast Guard plane. There were no injuries from the fire, but a 71-year-old St. Petersburg man suffered a heart attack and was being taken home aboard a Navy plane. The Scandinavian Star was on a 3-day cruise to Cozumel , Mexico , and was returning to St. Petersburg when the fire broke out about 10 a.m. Wednesday .
An engine room fire Wednesday disabled a cruise ship off the Mexican coast, but the crew extinguished the blaze. The Navy cutter the Scandinavian Star escorted the 465-foot ship, the Scandinavian Star , into port as a precaution, according to Chief Petty Officer Luis Diaz of the U.S. Coast Guard in Mexico . There were no injuries from the fire, but a 71-year-old St. Petersburg man suffered a heart attack and was being taken home aboard a Navy plane. The Scandinavian Star was on a 3-day cruise to Cozumel , Mexico , and was returning to St. Petersburg when the fire broke out about 10 a.m. Wednesday .