Key moments in disabled Carnival ship's voyage

February 14, 2013 @ 1:41 pm

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - A disabled Carnival cruise ship carrying 3,143 passengers and 1,086 crew members was slowly being towed across the Gulf of Mexico to shore Thursday, four days after an engine-room fire disabled the ship's propulsion system and cut most of the vessel's power.

Here are key moments in the Triumph's ill-fated voyage:

_ Feb. 7, 2013 _ The Triumph departs Galveston for a four-day Caribbean cruise.

_ Feb. 10, 2013 _ A fire erupts in the ship's engine room, disabling the vessel's propulsion system and knocking out most of its power. It is set adrift 150 miles off the Yucatan Peninsula.

_ Feb. 11, 2013 _ Carnival officials say the ship has drifted so far north it will be towed to Mobile, Ala. instead of Progreso, Mexico. Tugboats arrive.

_ Feb. 12, 2013 _ National Transportation Safety Board announces it has opened an investigation into the engine-room fire.

_ Feb. 13, 2013 _ Carnival officials announce they have canceled a dozen more scheduled voyages for the Triumph.

_ Feb. 14, 2013 _ When the ship is within sight of Alabama, the tow gear of one of the tugboats breaks. A new tugboat is secured but once the towing begins, the towline breaks. The line is repaired and the Triumph resumes its journey to Mobile.


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  • CH wrote...
    Key moment in disabled Carnival ship's voyage
    February 14, 2013 1:20 pm
    toilet out of order, all of them. So how do they use the head? Hang it over the rail? Hope the wind is blowing the right direction when they let it fly!!
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