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                  Disabled Cruise Ship Docks After Days at Sea

   A disabled Carnival cruise ship carrying thousands of passengers has
   finally docked in Mobile, Alabama, after days at sea with no power or
   sanitation.
   The ship was towed in by a flotilla of tug boats, arriving late
   Thursday at the port on the Gulf Coast.
   Reports say passengers, who have been complaining for days of foul
   conditions and long lines for food aboard the ship, will still likely
   wait hours for their turn to debark.
   More than 4,000 people were aboard the Carnival Cruise Lines` Carnival
   Triumph ship when it left Galveston, Texas Thursday for a four-day
   cruise. On Sunday, an engine room fire knocked out its primary power
   source, crippling its water and plumbing systems and leaving it adrift
   240 kilometers off Mexico`s Yucatan Peninsula.
   Some passengers reported flooded rooms and sewage in hallways, and
   sleeping on the ships` decks to avoid hot and smelly cabins.
   The U.S. Coast Guard and National Transportation Safety Board have
   launched an investigation into the cause of the fire in the engine
   room. The NTSB says in statement that because the vessel is
   Bahamian-flagged, the Bahamas Maritime Authority is the primary
   investigating agency.
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