An engine fire broke out early today on a cruise ship carrying more than 700 people in the Gulf of Mexico, but the blaze appeared to have been brought under control, according to officials. The Scandinavian Star was about 35 miles off Isla Mujares, a Mexican island north of the tourist resort Cancun in the Yucatan Peninsula. Petty Officer Brian Lincoln of the U.S. Coast Guard's Miami office said no injuries were reported. A man who identified himself as an employee at the ship's restaurant told CNN affiliate WPLG that he heard "a loud bang" and saw flames coming from inside the ship.
An engine fire broke out early today on a cruise ship carrying more than 700 people in the Gulf of Mexico, but the blaze appeared to have been brought under control, according to officials. The Scandinavian Star was about 35 miles off Isla Mujares, a Mexican island north of the tourist resort Cancun in the Yucatan Peninsula. Petty Officer Brian Lincoln of the U.S. Coast Guard's Miami office said no injuries were reported. "All we know is that the ship's captain "is completely out of fire-fighting equipment and has requested additional equipment such as foam, water and CO2," said Lincoln.