The Carnival Splendor’s cruise to Mexico ended prematurely Monday after a motor room fire left the cruise liner drifting at sea near Baja California. The Carnival Splendor fire cut all ship’s power. The vessel was becalmed with no air conditioning, hot meals, toilets or telephones. The United States of America Coast Guard and also the United States Navy carrier Ronald Reagan came to help as a fleet of tugs was dispatched to fetch the ailing boat.
Carnival Splendor’s impolite waking up
The Carnival Splendor fire broke out about 6 a.m. Monday within the aft motor room of the 952-foot long, 113,000-ton cruise ship. Cabins were emptied by passengers. The upper deck had to support them all. Nobody on the ship was injured as the fire had been put out. Passengers were able to move around the ship as they pleased after this. Emergency generators supplied power and eventually toilet service and cold running water were restored. Bottled water and cold food were there for the customers instead of the buffets.
The scene soon includes coast guard and aircraft carriers in addition
The Carnival Splendor left the Carnival Cruise Lines home of Long Beach, CA. It then had been about 200 miles south of San Diego when it caught fire. The ship had the United States of America Coast Guard save them. This involved three cutters and an HC-130 Hercules aircraft. The United States of America Navy in addition diverted the USS Ronald Reagan from training maneuvers to the stage. In a statement the Navy said helicopters from the carrier were dropping off 35 pallets of supplies. The ship was intended to be towed to Ensenada to tow the Carnival Splendor by Tuesday. It was not known how long it would take to reach the Mexican port.
Carnival steps up with a free cruise
All of the passengers from the Carnival Splendor can be bused to Long Beach once it gets to land. The cruise is canceled that had been designed to be seven days within the Mexican Riviera. Puerto Vallarta, Mazatlan and Cabo San Lucas were all intended to be visited. Carnival Cruise is offering a way of amends. In order to do this, it can be giving passengers a free of charge Carnival Cruise worth the very same as the one they were one, they’ll refund all money for this cruise and reimbursements for travel to Long Beach will happen also.
Articles cited
CNN
cnn.com/2010/TRAVEL/11/09/cruise.ship/index.html?npt=NP1
Washington Post
washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/11/09/AR2010110901900.html
USA Today
travel.usatoday.com/cruises/post/2010/11/carnival-splendor-fire-cruise-ship-engine-room-tug-boat/130420/1?csp=hf
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