Fire breaks out on Azamara Quest

By Dan Askin, Cruise Critic

A fire broke out in Azamara Quest's?engine room Friday as the ship was steaming for Malaysia.

According to a statement from?Azamara Club Cruises?posted on its Facebook page, the conflagration started at approximately 8:19 p.m. ship's time (8:19 a.m. EDT) while Quest was en route from Manila, Philippines, to Sandakan, Malaysia.

The line says the fire was contained to the engine room and quickly extinguished. There are no reported passenger injuries, and Azamara described the mood onboard as "calm."

Still, "in an abundance of caution," said the statement, "the Captain initially mustered all [passengers] at their assembly stations." Cruise Critic has reached out to the line for additional details; we'll keep you posted.

(In a statement issued late Friday, the cruise line said engineers aboard the ship had?restored power to one of the ship?s engines. "This additional power has permitted the ship to re-establish air conditioning, running water, plumbing, refrigeration and food preparation onboard for the comfort of our guests and crew," it said. "While the ship does not have propulsion capabilities at this time, it is in the process of being repaired." It said the ship was approximately 200 miles off the coast of Balikpapan (Borneo), Indonesia, in calm seas.)

Quest is currently on a 17-night sailing that departed Hong Kong, China, on Monday, March 26, and includes port calls to Manila, Philippines; Sandakan (Sabah), Malaysia; Palapo (Sulawesi), Benoa (Bali), Semarang and Komodo, Indonesia and concludes in Singapore?on Thursday, April 12.

Thanks to member excitedofharpenden for passing on the news.

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