Carnival cruise ship adrift off Mexican coast after fire
Reuters/Reuters - A Carnival cruise ship, Carnival Triumph, is seen in this undated handout picture provided by Carnival Cruise Lines to Reuters on February 10, 2013. Carnival Triumph which was carrying over …more 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 on Sunday. According to a press release, there was a fire in the engine room of the Carnival Triumph Sunday 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. REUTERS/Carnival Cruise Lines/Handout less
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The Carnival Triumph, a cruise ship owned by Carnival Corp under its Carnival Cruise Lines brand, was adrift 150 miles off southern Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula on Sunday after a fire that caused no injuries, the company said in a statement.
The engine room fire, which took place in the morning, had been extinguished and the ship was without propulsion, and operating on emergency generator power, the company said.
None of the 3,143 guests nor 1,086 crew were injured, and a tugboat was on its way to drag the vessel to the Mexican port of Progreso, where it was expected to arrive on Wednesday afternoon, Carnival said.
The company said the U.S. Coast Guard had been notified.
"Another Carnival ship, the Carnival Elation, is currently on scene and transferring additional food and beverage provisions to the Carnival Triumph," the statement said.
In January last year, the Costa Concordia, a 114,500 tonne luxury cruise ship operated by the Carnival Corp-owned Costa Cruises, capsized and sank off the Tuscan island of Giglio in Italy, killing 32 people.
Last month, Costa Cruises said Italian investigators were looking into the vessel owner’s potential responsibility for the shipwreck.
The Carnival Triumph set sail from Galveston, Texas, on Thursday, and was due back on Monday February 11.
Carnival said all passengers would receive a refund and "cruise credit equal to the amount paid for this voyage." The ship’s next two voyages, scheduled for departure next week, were canceled, the company added.
(Reporting by Gabriel Stargardter; editing by Christopher Wilson)
美豪华游轮失火 4200人被困忍饥挨饿与粪便同眠
2013年2月13日11:10 中国新闻网 我要参与(1925)
美国豪华游轮“凯旋嘉年华”号因发动机起火失去动力，在墨西哥湾搁浅。截至12日，4200多名游客和船员受困两日，等待救援的人们不得不忍饥挨饿地在满是粪便的甲板上睡觉。预计游轮将于14日被拖至阿拉巴马州港口。
“凯旋”号豪华游轮7日从美国得克萨斯州加尔维斯顿港启程，前往墨西哥著名的度假胜地尤卡坦半岛，原定11日返回，但途中发生意外。在距离尤卡坦海岸至少150英里海域时，发动机室突然起火，游轮随后失去动力，所幸船上的灭火系统抑制了火势的蔓延。3143名乘客和1086名船员受困，但没有人员伤亡。
美国海岸警卫队发言人布拉姆(Richard Brahm)12日表示，第二艘拖船已抵达事发海域施援，如天气条件允许，游轮将于14日被拖到阿拉巴马州港口。此外，至少有两艘其他嘉年华游轮改道为“凯旋”号运送补给，一艘海岸警卫队快艇也在现场待命。
嘉年华游轮公司发言人奥利瓦(Joyce Oliva)12日称，“我们正在尽一切努力让旅客感到安全和舒适。”目前起火原因尚未确定，但大火破坏了船上的供水和管道系统，备用发电机只允许人们有限地使用浴室、得到食物和热咖啡。
部分乘客描述他们的生活状况非常悲惨。得州居民纳特(Brent Nutt)被困船上的妻子告诉他，船上的条件十分恶劣，脏水和粪便满地都是，充满了难闻的臭味。
莫勒姆(Jimmy Mowlam)的儿子和儿媳刚刚于9日在“凯旋”号上结婚，他说儿子通过手机告诉他，许多乘客都用床单在甲板上搭起“帐篷”，以躲避没有空调的内舱的闷热和臭气。大部分人尚可以泰然处之。
但也有乘客抱怨，他们每隔4小时才能得到1个汉堡包，一些人的三明治里只有调味剂而没有肉。由于管道堵塞，人们不得不在袋子里如厕。
嘉年华公司承诺，所有乘客将获得全额退款，并包括因此次事故造成的交通费用。原定于11日和16日的“凯旋”号令两次航程均已被取消。
嘉年华游轮公司曾于2010年11月发生过类似事故，“光辉”号机房起火后失去动力，4500人被困墨西哥西部海域3天。（中新社休斯敦2月12日电/记者 王欢）
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