Stricken Allegra faces slower journey to dry land

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An Italian cruiser left adrift in the Indian Ocean after a power failure is not expected to reach land until Thursday.

The Costa Allegra is being towed to safety by a French fishing vessel after a fire broke out knocked out its generators on Monday.

More than 1,000 people are onboard.

The ship is being taken to Mahé, the main island of the Seychelles.

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