Friday, April 5, 2013
Friday, April 5, 2013

Carnival Triumph breaks away from docks and people may be in the water

Remember Carnival Triumph, the first and more serious of the two Carnival poop cruises?

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Carnival Triumph breaks away from docks and people may be in the water

POSTED: Wednesday, April 3, 2013, 3:40 PM
In this image released by the U.S. Coast Guard on Feb. 11, 2013, the Coast Guard Cutter Vigorous patrols near the cruise ship Carnival Triumph in the Gulf of Mexico, Feb. 11, 2013. The Carnival Triumph has been floating aimlessly about 150 miles off the Yucatan Peninsula since a fire erupted in the aft engine room early Sunday, knocking out the ship's propulsion system. No one was injured and the fire was extinguished. (AP Photo/U.S. Coast Guard- Lt. Cmdr. Paul McConnell)

Remember Carnival Triumph, the first and more serious of the two Carnival poop cruises? Well, it looks like the ship is still giving Carnival problems because it broke away from the docks on Wednesday and floated across the river.

MOBILE, Ala. (WPMI) Mobile Fire-Rescue has confirmed that the Carnival Triumph has broken loose and crew members may be in the water.

So, that's probably not how they drew it up, right? Tow boats are reportedly working to bring the ship back to BAE Ship Systems where it was being worked on. WTSP in Tampa is reporting that there's a hole in the ship's stern. Apparently it was strong gusts of wind that blew Triumph away from the dock. [WPMI]
Mike Bertha @ 3:40 PM  Permalink | 12 comments
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 3:44 PM, 04/03/2013
    What a comedy or errors there.
    — MS. LOU.
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 3:57 PM, 04/03/2013
    It's a haunted ship that wants to kill humans.
    — towman
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 3:59 PM, 04/03/2013
    A bucket with a hole in it.
    — MS. LOU.
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 4:28 PM, 04/03/2013
    This ship is possessed.
    — neddyflanders
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 4:28 PM, 04/03/2013
    Sink it. Take the loss.
    — mephisto
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 4:33 PM, 04/03/2013
    wow, sounds like they did a great job in restoring it. unreal! its like the titantic's annoying cousin...it just wont go away.
    — theeducator
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 4:36 PM, 04/03/2013
    The albatross is like 15 years old. Time to take some profits and build a new and improved ship for paying passengers. No wonder the cruises are so cheap. Nasty buffets too. Giant Petri dish if you ask me. This is what greed does. Thankfully, no one was on board but some of the underpaid and overworked staff this time.
    — Joyce Lesby.
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 4:56 PM, 04/03/2013
    Carnival is stupid if they do not change the name of this ship...
    — Getinline
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 5:00 PM, 04/03/2013
    It's starting to sound like the government is running Carnival Cruise Lines.
    — Phillies2008WSChamps
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 5:39 PM, 04/03/2013
    In the morning, in the evening, ain't we got fun!
    — b,ill a,tkins
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 6:09 PM, 04/03/2013
    To me, it is just a tacky cruise line and always has been, with Kathie Lee Gifford at the height of her popularity doing their commercials. I've been on 2 cruises, and the other cruise line was so much better in so many ways. To me, they are like a big corporation telling you how lucky you are for working there, or how lucky you are that they are dealing with you, or selling to you, in the first place.
    — 76erfn
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 7:07 PM, 04/03/2013
    Re the renaming suggestion: how about the Carnival Khian Sea?
    — new commentator


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