Second cruise ship ‘disaster’ for mother

A British mother did not think disaster could strike twice until the cruise ship her daughter was working on was cast adrift just weeks after her son survived the capsizing of the Costa Concordia.

Jayne Thomas has had no news from her daughter Rebecca, who was working on the Costa Allegra as a dancer, since a fire broke out on board on Monday.

She said she is more at ease now the vessel is being towed to safety, but never thought she would be in a similar position to when news came through that the Costa Concordia, the ship her 19-year-old son was working on, capsized on Jan 13.