Stricken liner ’stable and upright’

The Costa Allegra cruise liner, stranded in the pirate-infested Indian Ocean after a fire aboard, is stable and upright while being pushed by the current, officials said.

Captain Giorgio Moretti told reporters during a conference call at the Costa Crociere cruise line headquarters in Genoa that the fire in the ship’s generator room had left it without power, knocking out air conditioning and lights.