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| As the Carnival Triumph limped across the Gulf of Mexico towards port on Thursday, passengers on the stricken cruise ship told of human waste overflowing into corridors, food rationing and the fear of looting. | As the Carnival Triumph limped across the Gulf of Mexico towards port on Thursday, passengers on the stricken cruise ship told of human waste overflowing into corridors, food rationing and the fear of looting. |
| The 13-storey, 272-metre liner, which set out on a four-day cruise from Galveston last Thursday, has been without power since an engine fire on Sunday. Many of the 3,143 passengers have since slept on deck in the absence of air-conditioning, and have had to use showers, sinks and plastic bags instead of bathrooms. | The 13-storey, 272-metre liner, which set out on a four-day cruise from Galveston last Thursday, has been without power since an engine fire on Sunday. Many of the 3,143 passengers have since slept on deck in the absence of air-conditioning, and have had to use showers, sinks and plastic bags instead of bathrooms. |
| After drifting in the Gulf of Mexico, listing alarmingly in heavy swells, the Carnival Triumph was intercepted by tugboats earlier this week and was due to arrive in Mobile, Alabama, late on Thursday. Officials from Carnival Cruise Lines have said the company will pay for all passengers' onward travel and fully reimburse everyone for the trip. | After drifting in the Gulf of Mexico, listing alarmingly in heavy swells, the Carnival Triumph was intercepted by tugboats earlier this week and was due to arrive in Mobile, Alabama, late on Thursday. Officials from Carnival Cruise Lines have said the company will pay for all passengers' onward travel and fully reimburse everyone for the trip. |
| Joy Dyer, who is on the ship with a group of three friends, is among those who have managed to sporadically share updates with family and friends. Late on Monday she texted her husband Joel Dyer, a youth worker at a church in Oklahoma City, to say that she was beginning to see "real anger" from some passengers frustrated with the conditions. | Joy Dyer, who is on the ship with a group of three friends, is among those who have managed to sporadically share updates with family and friends. Late on Monday she texted her husband Joel Dyer, a youth worker at a church in Oklahoma City, to say that she was beginning to see "real anger" from some passengers frustrated with the conditions. |
| "Still having to use showers and sinks as toilets – floating waste is all over the place. Slick floors are usually human waste overflows. Smell is rank," she wrote in texts Joel Dyer shared with the Guardian. | "Still having to use showers and sinks as toilets – floating waste is all over the place. Slick floors are usually human waste overflows. Smell is rank," she wrote in texts Joel Dyer shared with the Guardian. |
| Dyer said she had been sleeping above deck in a makeshift tent of bedsheets and bath robes, but that she and others were forced below deck by heavy rain on Monday. She said passengers were having to hide food for fear of others stealing it. | Dyer said she had been sleeping above deck in a makeshift tent of bedsheets and bath robes, but that she and others were forced below deck by heavy rain on Monday. She said passengers were having to hide food for fear of others stealing it. |
| "Out of bottled water – they rationed out one bottle per room last night. Still have some cans of pop. We are having to hide anything we have – to keep from looters taking." | "Out of bottled water – they rationed out one bottle per room last night. Still have some cans of pop. We are having to hide anything we have – to keep from looters taking." |
| "People are starting to go crazy for food, and esp bottled water," she added. Dyer said "food is scarce" because of what cannot be kept cold or cooked, although a helicopter delivery of supplies lifted spirits on Monday. | "People are starting to go crazy for food, and esp bottled water," she added. Dyer said "food is scarce" because of what cannot be kept cold or cooked, although a helicopter delivery of supplies lifted spirits on Monday. |
| "We are fine knowing more food is now here. And we stashed some snacks. Started seeing some real anger yesterday … But people stood together against the angry ones and the good prevailed. So there's no danger. The good still outweighs the crazies." | "We are fine knowing more food is now here. And we stashed some snacks. Started seeing some real anger yesterday … But people stood together against the angry ones and the good prevailed. So there's no danger. The good still outweighs the crazies." |
| Three tugboats are involved in the operation to guide the Carnival Triumph to Mobile, but Carnival Cruise Lines said the ship would only arrive in port late Thursday – a further blow to the passengers and 1,086 crew members who had previously been told they would be able to disembark early Thursday afternoon. | Three tugboats are involved in the operation to guide the Carnival Triumph to Mobile, but Carnival Cruise Lines said the ship would only arrive in port late Thursday – a further blow to the passengers and 1,086 crew members who had previously been told they would be able to disembark early Thursday afternoon. |
| Live footage from a CNN helicopter showed one tug nudging the bow of the ship, with another two to the rear. A smattering of people stood above deck in overcast conditions. Passengers reported the tugs were directing, rather than hauling, the Triumph to its destination. | Live footage from a CNN helicopter showed one tug nudging the bow of the ship, with another two to the rear. A smattering of people stood above deck in overcast conditions. Passengers reported the tugs were directing, rather than hauling, the Triumph to its destination. |
| Carnival said late on Wednesday that all passengers would receive $500 each, adding to a raft of other compensatory measures already announced, including a full refund and a "future cruise credit" equal to the amount they paid for the current trip. | Carnival said late on Wednesday that all passengers would receive $500 each, adding to a raft of other compensatory measures already announced, including a full refund and a "future cruise credit" equal to the amount they paid for the current trip. |
| "We know it has been a longer journey back than we anticipated at the beginning of the week under very challenging circumstances," said Gerry Cahill, president of Carnival Cruise Lines. "We are very sorry for what our guests have had to endure." | "We know it has been a longer journey back than we anticipated at the beginning of the week under very challenging circumstances," said Gerry Cahill, president of Carnival Cruise Lines. "We are very sorry for what our guests have had to endure." |
| Cahill said he would "look forward to welcoming everyone to Mobile tomorrow", with the ship predicted to arrive in Mobile between 8pm and 11pm local time. | Cahill said he would "look forward to welcoming everyone to Mobile tomorrow", with the ship predicted to arrive in Mobile between 8pm and 11pm local time. |
| The ship lost power early on Sunday morning after a fire broke out in the engine room. The fire was automatically extinguished, with no injuries to crew or passengers, but it left the ship without power, drifting off the Yucatan peninsula in the Gulf of Mexico. Carnival says emergency generator power was restored to some parts of the ship earlier this week and said some toilets were functional, but many passengers have said they are having to use a combination of plastic bags, sinks and showers in place of flushing toilets. | The ship lost power early on Sunday morning after a fire broke out in the engine room. The fire was automatically extinguished, with no injuries to crew or passengers, but it left the ship without power, drifting off the Yucatan peninsula in the Gulf of Mexico. Carnival says emergency generator power was restored to some parts of the ship earlier this week and said some toilets were functional, but many passengers have said they are having to use a combination of plastic bags, sinks and showers in place of flushing toilets. |
| The Carnival Triumph's stabilizers were not functioning in the aftermath of the fire, leading to a severe listing of the ship on Sunday and Monday. Brytan Thomas, from Texas, told the Guardian that her mother and sister had described liquids "seeping from the walls" and told her that the boat was leaning heavily. | The Carnival Triumph's stabilizers were not functioning in the aftermath of the fire, leading to a severe listing of the ship on Sunday and Monday. Brytan Thomas, from Texas, told the Guardian that her mother and sister had described liquids "seeping from the walls" and told her that the boat was leaning heavily. |
| Dyer said that the crew was "working hard to do all they can", even pulling together a comedy show on Tuesday evening in an effort to raise spirits. She said the crew was "cleaning up like crazy" to try to make the ship look presentable for the inevitable media coverage. "[They] want to make it look like it hasn't been bad," she said. | Dyer said that the crew was "working hard to do all they can", even pulling together a comedy show on Tuesday evening in an effort to raise spirits. She said the crew was "cleaning up like crazy" to try to make the ship look presentable for the inevitable media coverage. "[They] want to make it look like it hasn't been bad," she said. |
| Carnival Cruise Lines announced on Wednesday the cancellations of 12 additional voyages of the Carnival Triumph, running from 21 February through to 13 April 2013. Two trips had already been cancelled. | Carnival Cruise Lines announced on Wednesday the cancellations of 12 additional voyages of the Carnival Triumph, running from 21 February through to 13 April 2013. Two trips had already been cancelled. |
| The company had come under scrutiny last year after the Costa Concordia, operated by a subsidiary of Carnival Cruise Lines, partially sank in Italy, killing 32 people. The Carnival Triumph was actually seized in Texas in March 2012 after a lawsuit was filed against Carnival Cruise Lines on behalf of a woman who died on the Concordia. | The company had come under scrutiny last year after the Costa Concordia, operated by a subsidiary of Carnival Cruise Lines, partially sank in Italy, killing 32 people. The Carnival Triumph was actually seized in Texas in March 2012 after a lawsuit was filed against Carnival Cruise Lines on behalf of a woman who died on the Concordia. |
| The US coast guard and the National Transportation Safety Board said on Tuesday that an investigation into the cause of the fire has been launched. The Bahamas Maritime Authority will be the lead investigative agency, as Carnival Triumph is a Bahamian-flagged ship. | The US coast guard and the National Transportation Safety Board said on Tuesday that an investigation into the cause of the fire has been launched. The Bahamas Maritime Authority will be the lead investigative agency, as Carnival Triumph is a Bahamian-flagged ship. |
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