Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Stranded Cruise Ship 2010


One of the two tugs went to the cruise ship stranded off the coast of Mexico on Tuesday has reached its destination and wait for another before the vessel can be pulled to shore.
Food and supplies have also begun to reach the Carnival Splendor, which was stranded on his way to Mexico from Long Beach, California, after a fire in an engine room Monday, leaving the ship without power.
The cruise has been operating on backup generators, but engineers have not been able to restore additional power, leaving 3,299 people and 1,167 crew on board, telephones, toilets, air conditioning and hot food.
U.S. Navy sent the USS Ronald Reagan, at the request of the Coast Guard to carry 50 tons of food were provided by Carnival.
The ship is aground on the coast of Mexico, about 150 miles south of San Diego. Once connected, the cruise will be towed to Ensenada, Mexico.
Coast Guard officials aboard the splendor to ABC News that all the passengers seem to be fine, despite three who suffered panic attacks on Monday.


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