The ship is being slowly towed to shore and is expected to dock in Mobile, Ala., on Thursday if weather permits. The vessel is without air conditioning, many working toilets and some restaurant service. Passengers, many who are sleeping in tents on deck, have told ABC News the smell on the ship is foul.
The head of Carnival Cruise Lines said the British-U.S.-owned company was working hard to ensure the thousands of passengers stranded on the disabled ship were as comfortable as possible while the vessel was being towed to a port in Alabama.
“I need to apologize to our guests and to our families that have been affected by a very difficult situation,” Carnival Cruise Lines president and CEO Gerry Cahill said at a news conference Tuesday evening.
It was the first time since a fire erupted in Triumph’s engine room Sunday, knocking out its four engines, that a company representative had spoken publicly. The Triumph, with roughly 4,200 people on board, was left bobbing like a 100,000-ton cork for more than 24 hours. Giant sea-faring tugboats then hooked up to the ship and began towing the nearly 900-foot-long ship to land.
Carnival Triumph Stranded in Gulf of Mexico
The picture and the video are entirely from the ABC News , as well as are the news I received in my email yesterday.
Last hour news from New York Times says that the ship, The Triumph, is expected to arrive in Mobile today afternoon (Thursday, February 14th, 2013).
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The post was prepared during two days, so the news are progressive :).
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