Over 1,000 passengers and crew of the Costa Allegra will disembark in the Seychelles later today after being towed by a French fishing boat. A fire on Monday left the ship adrift in the Indian Ocean. Sandra Hanks lives on the main island of Mahe in the Seychelles.
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