A cruise ship with thousands of passengers on board is reportedly broken down and drifting off the Victorian coast.
Passengers are reporting preparations are underway to tow the Norwegian Star back to Melbourne from where it is adrift about 70 miles from Melbourne.
A woman, who didn't wish to be named, said her "distressed" friend had phoned to tell her about the situation this morning.
"The mood on board is dire," she said.
"They are stuck in the ocean and it appears they will be towed back to Melbourne."
Steve T. Raney posted on Facebook: "WE have NO engines for propulsion!!! WE are afloat in the ocean!!!"
He wrote that passengers were safe and comfortable.
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