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Cruise ship dead in water after fire

The Columbian
Published: November 9, 2010, 12:00am

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Tugboats are headed out to sea to tow in a cruise ship that lost power off California after an engine room fire.

The 952-foot cruise ship Carnival Splendor is about 55 miles off the northern Baja coast and tugboats will take it to the Mexican port of Ensenada.

Miami-based Carnival Cruise Lines says the ship, on a seven-day cruise to the Mexican Riviera, has auxiliary power, but air conditioning, hot food service, hot water and telephones were knocked out. The cruise line says toilets and cold water were restored overnight.

None of the nearly 4,500 passengers and crew members were hurt.

Carnival says the tugboats are expected to arrive at midday Tuesday.

The fire started Monday while the ship was about 150 miles south of San Diego.

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