Stranded Carnival cruise ship Triumph
Kendall Jenkins celebrates after stepping off the Carnival cruise ship Triumph in Mobile, Ala. (Dan Anderson / AFP/Getty Images)
The voyage of the cruise ship Triumph was interrupted when a fire broke out Sunday morning in the ship’s engine room as it cruised about 150 miles off Yucatan. The fire left the ship running on generators with limited water. Passengers used cellphones to call and text home, reporting that they were sleeping in hallways, urinating in bags and waiting hours in line for limited food.
Kendall Jenkins kisses the ground after stepping off the Carnival cruise ship Triumph in Mobile, Ala. The ship was without power or running water for days. (Dan Anderson / AFP/Getty Images)
Veronica Arriaga, of Angleton, Texas, a passenger from the disabled Carnival Triumph cruise ship, holds a sign referring to the red biohazard bags used as toilets, after arriving by bus at the Hilton Riverside Hotel in New Orleans on Friday. The ship had been idled for nearly a week in the Gulf of Mexico following an engine room fire. (Gerald Herbert / Associated Press)
An Instagram photo provided by a passenger of the Carnival cruise ship Triumph identifying himself as Mikemoonpie shows passengers lying on mattresses on the third deck of the ship as it is towed toward Mobile, Ala., on Wednesday. The stricken Carnival cruise ship Triumph arrived back in port late Thursday, ending a nightmarish ocean voyage for some 4,000 passengers and crew after the ship lost power over the weekend. (Mikemoonpie / AFP Getty Images)
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This undated photo provided by passenger Don Hoggatt of Dallas shows covered urinals and bagged trash cans for passengers to use in one of the bathrooms aboard the Carnival Triumph cruise ship, which became disabled after an engine-room fire left the ship powerless off Mexico last weekend. The Triumph arrived late Thursday in Mobile, Ala., after an engine-room fire left the ship powerless off Mexico last weekend. (Don Hoggatt / Associated Press)
An Instagram photo from a passenger of the Carnival Cruise Ship Triumph shows passengers sleeping on the deck of the ship as it is towed by tug vessels toward Mobile, Ala., on Wednesday. The Triumph reported lost power Sunday due to an electrical fire in the engine room. (Chasemaclaskey / AFP/Getty Images)
An Instagram photo from a passenger on the Carnival cruise ship Triumph shows passengers charging their mobile phones in a corridor of the ship. (Chasemaclaskey / AFP Getty Images)
An Instagram photo from a passenger on the Carnival cruise ship Triumph shows tents erected on the main deck of the ship. (Mikemoonpie / AFP/Getty Images)
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An Instagram photo provided by a passenger shows a Coast Guard helicopter flying over the Carnival cruise ship Triumph as it is towed toward Mobile, Ala., on Wednesday. (Mikemoonpie / AFP/Getty Images)
Passengers spell out the word “HELP” aboard the disabled Carnival cruise ship Triumph as it is towed to harbor off Mobile Bay, Ala. The ship, with more than 4,200 passengers and crew members, has been idled for nearly a week in the Gulf of Mexico after an engine room fire. (Gerald Herbert / Associated Press)
A helicopter flies above the disabled Carnival Cruise Lines ship Triumph as it is towed to Mobile Bay, Ala. (Gerald Herbert / Associated Press)
The disabled Carnival cruise ship Triumph is towed to harbor off Mobile Bay, Ala. (Gerald Herbert / Associated Press)
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Residents sit on the shore and watch the cruise ship Carnival Triumph near Dauphin Island, Ala. The ship has been idled in the Gulf of Mexico since a fire Sunday in an engine room. (Dave Martin / Associated Press)
Rusty and Beth Adkins of Noblesville, Ind., with 1-year-old son, Brocktyn, await the arrival of their 18-year-old daughter, Brianna, who is aboard the disabled Carnival Triumph. The teenager went on a cruise with aunts and cousins. (Jay Reeves / Associated Press)
The tugs Resolve Pioneer and Dabhol tow and steer the 893-foot Carnival Triumph cruise ship in the Gulf of Mexico. (Ensign Chris Shivock / Associated Press)
Carnival Cruise Lines shows the Triumph departing New York Harbor on her inaugural voyage. (Andy Newman / Associated Press)