Cruise ship loses power
A Carnival cruise ship carrying over 4,000 people has lost propulsion, is on emergency back-up power in the Gulf of Mexico and will have to be towed to shore, the cruise lines said in a statement.
According to a press release, there was a fire in the engine room of the Carnival Triumph yesterday morning as the ship sailed approximately 150 miles off the coast of Mexico's Yucatan peninsula. The fire was extinguished without injuries but the ship lost propulsion and is now operating on emergency generator power.
The ship will be towed to Progreso, Mexico, where all 3,143 guests on board will be disembarked and flown home, the cruise line reported.
The Carnival Triumph left port in Galveston, Texas on Thursday with over 3,000 passengers and 1,000 crew members. It was scheduled to return today.
Another ship, the Carnival Elation, sailed out to the Triumph's location to provide passengers with additional food and beverages.
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P Rothapfel
Feb 12th, 07:36
The only time I've felt unsafe on a vessel was a 1947 built Italian liner that was 24000 tonnes and once hijacked. Now working on the worlds biggest ship, with constant safety drills and training I have no fear for my safety at all. Costa Concordia was purely human error and poor company (or shipboard) policy of no mandatory drill at start of voyage. not attributed to the build of the ship or size
P Sciberras
Feb 11th, 15:41
Mr Martinelli, you are comparing one individual accident with 4000 passengers having an accident at the same place and at the same time..We still have the Costa Concordia incident in our mind,that time they where lucky.
Mr Tony Gatt
Feb 11th, 11:03
As ships get ever bigger I feel it's only a matter of time before something that will make the Titanic look like a minor incident happens. I wouldn't go on one of those ships if you paid me- and all my career was in the merchant navy.
J Martinelli
Feb 11th, 14:27
Do you drive a car, Tony?
Do you ever cross a street?
The chances of having an accident doing the above are infinitely higher than sailing or flying. You cannot compare these cruise liners with ships of the merchant navy, more so if your days in the merchant navy date back decades ago.
Mr Tony Gatt
Feb 11th, 17:06
@ J. Martnelli
I retired 20 years ago but still keep myself up-to-date with shipping. These ships ARE Merchant Navy, of different nationalities.
As for crews, many are just hotel staff with minimal nautical training. In my days at sea, even the catering staff had to do seamanship training. Seafaring was safer in my days as everyone was properly trained- now it's a question of cheapest crews.
Mr Tony Gatt
Feb 11th, 17:38
@ J. Martinelli
p.s. Don't judge driving a car by Malta's standards. I drive both in the U.K. and Malta. No comparison.
P Rothapfel
Feb 12th, 07:31
Tony, I have been working on these so called merchant ships for 26 years. Most lately being the biggest ship on earth and all I can say here is that they are built to the highest standard taking every genre of safety onto consideration. Not only that, we adhere to maritime ecology laws way above compliance.
All crew are trained in all areas of safety and tested regularly.
Please choose the reason of your report below: