The Carnival Cruise ship, Triumph, that has been stranded at sea nearly a week is expected to dock tonight after being pulled in by four tug boats.
A fire broke out on the ship days ago, shutting down the engines and most of the electricity. Since then, over 4,000 passengers have been stranded aboard the ship.
“More than 3,000 passengers and 1,000 crew members living in squalid conditions since fire knocked out power on Sunday, CNN reports. “Tugboats towing crippled Carnival Triumph from Gulf of Mexico to Alabama port,” CNN says.
On board, passengers described to MSN news the overflowing toilets, sewage backed up in showers, scarce food and people getting sick, bringing the scene into sharper focus after a week at sea. What began as a four-day voyage in the Gulf of Mexico has turned into a vacation nightmare, not at all the luxury cruise touted in brochures, MSN news reports.
“The crippled Carnival cruise ship was moving again toward shore Thursday afternoon after a towline snapped, setting it adrift for a brief time,” MSN says.
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