An engine room fire Wednesday disabled a cruise ship off the Mexican coast, but the crew extinguished the blaze. Ms. DeChello said the company did not know what sparked the fire. ` The Navy cutter Vigilant 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 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. A passenger on board the Norwegian Star said he heard an explosion about 10 minutes before it hit the deck.
An engine room fire Wednesday disabled a cruise ship off the Mexican coast, but the crew extinguished the blaze. The Navy cutter Vigilant 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 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. A passenger on board the Norwegian Star said he heard an explosion about 10 minutes before it hit the deck.