Azamara Quest Cruise Ship Near the island of Borneo drift

Azamara Quest cruise ship, which contains no less than 1,000 passengers and crew, lost in the waters of the Sulu Sea near the island of Borneo, after two engines died from burns, Saturday (03/31/2012). Five crew members were reported injured in the fire incidents that occurred on Friday (3/30/2012) at midnight.

Union spokesman Philippine Coast Guard Lieutenant Commander Algier Ricafrente said he first received news of the incident the ship Azamara Quest, Saturday morning, from a shipping company and the withdrawal of the ship ferry in Manila. At that time, the ship's position was about 139 kilometers southwest of Tubbataha Reefs are included in the Philippine territory.

Club Azamara Cruises-party company that a cruise ship operator, said that the ship is currently using a backup power source and floating in the calm sea near Kalimantan, Indonesia. The ship was carrying 590 passengers and 411 crew. Most of the passengers were Americans and Europeans.

Fire incident occurred a day after the ship left Manila for Sandakan, Malaysia. The ship itself in the course of 17 days cruise, which started from Hong Kong on Monday (3/26/2012), and plans anchored in several cities in the Philippines, Malaysia, and Indonesia, before it is scheduled to dock in Singapore, 12 April. In Indonesia, the yacht was planned stop in Aberdeen, Palopo, Benoa, Semarang, and the island of Komodo.

Friday midnight a fire broke out in one of the ship's engine room weighs 30 277 tons of it. Direct flame can be extinguished, but five crew members were injured from inhaling thick smoke. One person was reported in critical condition and require hospital treatment.

As a result of the fire, the engine of the ship length 180 meters and a width of 30 meters was dead. The new crew managed to recover an engine that generates electricity to power the air conditioner, the flow of running water, refrigerators, and cookware.

Two Philippine Coast Guard ship and the Philippine Navy patrol ship is scheduled to arrive at the location of the ship on Saturday night. The company also hired a tugboat operator and sends it to the location of the ship if the crew fails to fix the engine and the ship should be withdrawn.

This is the third incident that happened after the shipwreck of a cruise ship Costa Concordia, in January, and terhanyutnya Costa Allegra from the engine died after a fire in the waters of the Indian Ocean in February.