In this handout photo taken Saturday, March 31, 2012 and released Sunday, April 1, 2012 by the Philippine Air Force, the stricken cruise ship Azamara Quest is seen in the Sulu sea, southern Philippines. The cruise ship with 1,000 people on board that had drifted for 24 hours after being disabled by a fire was headed toward Malaysia following repairs and was expected to reach shore Sunday, the ship's company said. (AP Photo/Philippine Air Force,HO)
In this handout photo taken Saturday, March 31, 2012 and released Sunday, April 1, 2012 by the Philippine Air Force, the stricken cruise ship Azamara Quest is seen in the Sulu sea, southern Philippines. The cruise ship with 1,000 people on board that had drifted for 24 hours after being disabled by a fire was headed toward Malaysia following repairs and was expected to reach shore Sunday, the ship's company said. (AP Photo/Philippine Air Force,HO)
FILE - The Maltese registered cruise ship , Azamara Quest, sails through the Suez canal, Egypt, in this April 30, 2010 file photo from the Red sea towards the Mediterranean sea on its way to Athens. The fire on the Azamara Quest started late Friday, March 30, 2012 a day after the ship left Manila for Sandakan, Malaysia, and was immediately put out, said coast guard spokesman Lt. Cmdr. Algier Ricafrente. Five crew members were injured. (AP Photo/File)
SANDAKAN, Malaysia (AP) ? Emergency services and embassy officials are preparing help for 1,000 people on a partially disabled cruise ship headed for a Malaysian port after a fire left it adrift at sea for 24 hours.
The Azamara Quest was stranded southern Philippine waters after a fire engulfed one of its engine rooms Friday night. It restored propulsion the next night and is expected to reach the harbor of Sandakan city in Malaysia's eastern state of Sabah on Borneo island late Sunday.
City police official Rudy Wiliding says authorities may have ambulances on standby, even though they have not received requests for assistance.
The ship's operator has said no passengers are hurt. But five crew members suffered smoke inhalation, including one who was seriously injured.
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