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Costa Allegra, towed from the Trevignon fishing boat, will arrive tomorrow to the island of Desroches
Christine Duffy (CLIA): the crocieristica industry joins to the severe norms of Solas convention
February 28, 2012
The Costa Allegra cruise ship, than from yesterday is without propulsion because of a fire exploded in engine room that is tamed and not has provoked hurt ( on 27 February 2012), currently it is towed by the ship from peach of Trevignon offshore, of French flag, with route towards the island of Desroches. It has confirmed the Costa Crociere company explaining that the passengers constantly are assisted and informed by the commander and staff of edge and that a helicopter, left this morning from Mahé, is arriving on the place where Costa Allegra finds itself in order to carry food and instruments of communication (satellite telephones and VHS radio) to the ship. The company has specified that the time is good and that the passengers are invited to prepare their baggages in day for being ready when will be the moment to disembark (the ship would have to arrive tomorrow to the island of Desroches, in the morning).
Commenting the incident to Costa Allegra the president and managing director of Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), Christine Duffy, have remembered that "the crocieristico section joins to the severe norms included in the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) developed by the International Maritime Organization. These norms - it has emphasized - include: prevention of fires, antifire protection and systems of extinction, formation of the crews and measures of antifire emergency. Norms SOLAS - it has found - are applied by the State of flag of the ship, by the society of classification and local the governmental institutions that exercise the authority when the ship is in port".
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The Costa Allegra cruise ship, than from yesterday is without propulsion because of a fire exploded in engine room that is tamed and not has provoked hurt 
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
