An engine room fire Wednesday disabled a cargo ship off the Mexican coast , but the crew extinguished the blaze . Wednesday's fire occurred as the Scandinavian Star was about 35 miles off Isla Mujeres, a Mexican island north of the tourist resort Cancun in the Yucatan peninsula, the Coast Guard said. The Navy cutter Vigilant escorted the 465-foot vessel , the Scandinavian Star , into port as a precaution , according to Chief Petty Officer Luis Diaz of the U.S. Coast Guard in Miami . 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 Coast Guard plane . The Scandinavian Star was on a 3-day cruise to Cozumel , Mexico , and was returning to Saint Petersburg when the fire broke out about 8 a.m. EST Wednesday .
An engine room fire Wednesday disabled a cargo ship off the Mexican coast , but the crew extinguished the blaze . The Navy cutter Vigilant escorted the 465-foot vessel , the Scandinavian Star , into port as a precaution , according to Chief Petty Officer Luis Diaz of the U.S. Coast Guard in Miami . 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 Coast Guard plane . The Scandinavian Star was on a 3-day cruise to Cozumel , Mexico , and was returning to Saint Petersburg when the fire broke out about 8 a.m. EST Wednesday .