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The Carnival Cruise Lines -- the triumph.
I've taken this afternoon.
It is also known as the -- boat it was supposed to be a four day at a luxury cruise it's turned in to a nightmare in the gulf.
The ship's engines caught fire over the weekend the ship.
Being -- two port in Mobile, Alabama.
And more than 4000 passengers and current board they -- -- -- to escape -- Food shortages.
Toilets that are overflowing.
Disease.
-- just everything that a luxury cruise is never supposed to be it all began a week ago.
The Carnival triumph for Galveston Texas last Thursday it was supposed to return this past Monday afford a -- But the engine room fire Sunday mornings and the ship adrift because it shut down its engines.
The ship was a 150 miles from the coast of Yucatan peninsula.
And once the ship does tie up at the Mobile, Alabama -- expected to take as long as five hours.
To get everyone -- off -- Passengers are then given a choice by -- we're told -- bosses and traveling at least two more hours to Galveston.
Or they used and are spending the night in -- hotel in New Orleans.
Joining us now is Chad -- he is a passenger.
Aboard the triumph Chad can you hear me.
Yeah I can give us our give us if you will you are you feel more other passengers are doing well what's happening tonight.
Honestly I don't know I think there's this kind of you know more sure hope now that we can actually be land -- -- -- several days right.
I guess he you know the -- emotion and feeling -- or positive and reassuring.
I'm the daughter what are the little -- cola and you know potentially just -- -- -- -- here's along -- out our.
Very limited on you know -- -- -- you know we've had several uninitiated I mean as -- type of -- -- it didn't.
A billion -- condition you know Ireland and running water -- -- and rare commodity.
As well as -- -- boot and the -- lighting throughout the ship so.
We've been able to I get -- -- on this flat daddy conveniently bridge you know -- -- better to have earlier in the trip.
I don't introduced kind of credit kickback and hoping that we're gonna get -- the ports to -- I don't know just just.
Agree every hour and enters -- new optical that he is gonna act more more and you know -- -- on that in our our you know you'll be back.
You know Thursday morning prepared we're never there'd been right now who -- agreement and get back you know hopefully -- -- currently writing -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- I -- what we have to go through what we get the port.
By cruise ship at a -- I -- -- -- culminating.
But it kind of -- go check that might expect go ahead.
The how is your help I mean I I.
You know we we can understand that all of the frustration you must feel -- -- and and that that everything you're going to -- -- your health -- help of the other passengers.
Are given that you've got toilets overflowing.
Disaster aboard the ship.
Yeah I would I is -- going -- open about it you know fortunately you know and write a garment.
You know young -- You know like incredibly stamp duty -- and you know kind of you know.
You know baker might spell the dispatcher hydrated but they -- -- elderly passengers aboard as well it probably a lot of a lot of elderly would.
How opens -- and ND -- and there's you know.
With the -- eat -- now -- intense cold.
And having this complete you know big you know big actor -- bacterial issued throughout the boat you know just -- -- chill blowing down.
The out where -- -- the -- and you know on the wall been.
You know it.
-- -- Agendas were reporting -- picture is that that you sentence of the deck as you've solved airport for richer reward him as the day action for some strains of -- and the passengers trying to.
Find someplace to sleep there.
It's and you still hear -- -- I am not done appearing not to do if you want and got a -- -- -- -- And Simmons is also -- he's listening to the -- PA there.
Chance -- and so these pictures to a she's got very short battery life there is an hour -- -- -- our producers.
To -- to go to the charger for your phone.
And we are hoping of course that -- -- officially charged up -- Davis.
Since.
His -- to his feelings now and more accountable been doing in response.
The CEO of horrible who is the chairman CEOs -- -- and why he was all -- that his company.
Coming under harsh criticism.
Appropriate criticism in the minds of many when that Costa Concordia.
Ship.
In near off the coast of Italy ran aground.
Chance of -- can you hear me now.
I can -- you get here.
-- -- Let me share some business CEOs said is gonna give you all 500 dollars apiece for your inconvenience.
And you don't have.
Now we have a lot about it did nothing about money -- at that point in oak.
Week we are like eight will give our white patent carpet but -- a white you know.
Went out looking for competition we're looking to be treated like just with you know like any other human I've -- wished beat -- -- -- And anybody that was that.
The one of the worst I've ever ordered.
And I you know like I was saying earlier I feel even outburst burst -- the other active elderly.
Look at what health issues there's a lot of -- -- -- up people on board that you know Ali elevator everything shut off though.
You know the only way to get up and down to get the boot -- -- well.
And committee a budget limited to the transportation or on the boat like when one spot -- You know like to restrain the pitcher you know like a biblical -- appreciate it -- on the upper deck we had a lot of -- out about the party yet.
Generator.
I just wanna say we're we're coming up hard break here it is want to say thank you very much.
While we are pulling for everybody aboard aboard the ship.
And moment that the schedule tonight that -- giving you is correct and you have as little discomfort.
From here on -- Chad thanks -- being with us and churning your story here tonight thank -- eight months we'll be.
