A fire broke out in the engine room of Pullmantur Cruises’ Zenith early on 25 June  off Italy as the ship sailed from Ravenna to Venice with 1672 passengers and 600 crew, media reports say.

The fire started at approximately 03:48 AM in the engine room and the ship lost power and had to anchor some 17 miles off Venice. The fire was put out quickly by the crew, with no reported injuries. Pullmantur said everyone was safe and was being kept apprised of developments by the Captain. There was no immediate word on the cause of the fire.

Pullmantur is Madrid based subsidiary of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd (RCCL). Zenith was built in Germany in 1992 and it was later transferred from Celebrity cruises to Pullmantur. Next year, it will join the feet of Croisiered de France, another RCCL subsidiary.