Several European news sources are reporting that the Costa Allegra, a smaller sister ship of the Costa Concordia, has been left drifting in the ocean some 200 miles from the Seychelles Islands after a fire in the engine room knocked out power to its motors.  This of course comes some six weeks after the Concordia tipped over off the coast of Italy.

At this time, none of the 1,049 passengers aboard the Allegra are injured, as the ship awaits the arrival of some large fishing boats to tow it to shore.  But, as Britain’s Daily Mail points out, the waters off the African coast are infested with pirates.  Boy, now wouldn’t that be a PR disaster!

Let’s just hope that this captain doesn’t abandon his ship…